US 12,425,545 B1
Multi-step enablement of media input devices during virtual conferences
Alejandro Martin Paiuk, West Hartford, CT (US)
Assigned to Zoom Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/219,859.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/152 (2013.01) [H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
joining, by a client device, a video conferencing session;
disabling, by the client device, a media input device at the client device;
activating, by the client device, a setting of multi-step enablement for the media input device during the video conferencing session;
generating, by the client device, a prompt for a subsequent enabling action based on the setting of multi-step enablement for the media input device in response to an initial enabling action during the video conferencing session;
receiving, by the client device, a subsequent enabling action;
comparing a received subsequent action to a reference answer corresponding to the prompt to generate an enabling decision; and
enabling the media input device in response to the enabling decision if the received subsequent action matches the reference answer corresponding to the prompt.