US 12,132,769 B2
Communicating with a user external to a virtual conference
Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Long Island City, NY (US); and Walton Lin, Chatham, NJ (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/344,746.
Application 18/344,746 is a continuation of application No. 17/390,729, filed on Jul. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,722,535.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/168,097, filed on Mar. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0344881 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 65/1093 (2022.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/1093 (2013.01) [H04L 65/403 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing, in association with designing a room for a virtual conference, an interface to configure an external communication element which is user-selectable to contact a first user during the virtual conference;
receiving, via the interface, an indication of first user input setting properties for the external communication element including contact information of the first user;
receiving, during the virtual conference, an indication of second user input by a second user attending the virtual conference, the second user input selecting the external communication element in order to contact the first user who is external to the virtual conference; and
providing, based on the properties and in response to receiving indication of the second user input, for the second user to contact the first user during the virtual conference.