	US 12,137,130 B2
	Broadcast message-based conference audio synchronization
Saar Litman, Montclair, NJ (US)
Assigned to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/531,148.
Application 18/531,148 is a continuation of application No. 17/948,748, filed on Sep. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,888,911.
Prior Publication US 2024/0106877 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/403 (2022.01)

CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01)

20 Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device connected to a conference, broadcast messages from other devices;

selecting, by the device, at least a subset of the broadcast messages, wherein each broadcast message in the subset includes an indication that a respective device transmitting the each broadcast message is connected to the conference;

extracting, by the device, respective audio synchronization values from the broadcast messages in the subset;

identifying, by the device and based on the respective audio synchronization values, an audio frame of an audio stream of the conference; and

outputting, by the device, the audio frame.