Granted Patent B2

US 12,189,862 · App. 17/385,828 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventor: Amer Aref Hassan (Kirkland, WA)

Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

G06F3/017G06F3/04815G06F3/04817G06F3/1454G06F2203/04803G09G2370/022

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. A method for designating a sub-display of a display for a remote content source device, the method comprising:

at a first computing device:

initiating a network-based communication session with the remote content source device using a second computing device of a network-based communication service, both the first computing device and the remote content source device in the network-based communication session, the network-based communication session comprising real-time voice communications through the second computing device of the network-based communication service;

subsequent to initiating the network-based communication session:

identifying a sub-display identifier of the sub-display of the display;

receiving, through a graphical user interface of the network-based communication session, a selection of the remote content source device; and

causing a notification to be sent, over a network and using the network-based communication service, to the remote content source device, the notification including the sub-display identifier;

at the remote content source device:

receiving the notification over the network; and

subsequent to receiving the notification, sending media from the remote content source device to be displayed on the sub-display, the media specifying the sub-display identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network-based communication session a network-based meeting including at least three participants.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first computing device is a display controller of the display.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

at the first computing device:

providing a list of a plurality of possible remote content source devices that are part of the network-based communication session; and

wherein the selection of the remote content source device is a selection of one of the list of the plurality of possible remote content source devices.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection of the remote content source device is received through an interface on the display.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

at the first computing device:

receiving a security token; and

wherein causing the remote content source device to be linked to the sub-display based upon the notification comprises providing the security token to the remote content source device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

at the first computing device:

leaving the network-based communication session prior to the network-based communication session ending, the remote content source device remaining part of the network-based communication session; and

at the remote content source device:

continuing to send the media to be displayed on the sub-display subsequent to the first computing device leaving the network-based communication session.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display is in a same location as the first computing device at the time of identifying the sub-display identifier.

9. A system for designating a sub-display of a display for a remote content source device, the system comprising:

a first computing device configured to perform operations comprising:

initiating a network-based communication session with the remote content source device using a second computing device of a network-based communication service, both the first computing device and the remote content source device in the network-based communication session, the network-based communication session comprising real-time voice communications through the second computing device of the network-based communication service;

subsequent to initiating the network-based communication session:

identifying a sub-display identifier of the sub-display of the display;

receiving, through a graphical user interface of the network-based communication session, a selection of the remote content source device; and

causing a notification to be sent, over a network and using the network-based communication service, to the remote content source device, the notification including the sub-display identifier;

a remote content source device configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving the notification over the network; and

subsequent to receiving the notification, sending media from the remote content source device to be displayed on the sub-display, the media specifying the sub-display identifier.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the network-based communication session a network-based meeting including at least three participants.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first computing device is a display controller of the display.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to perform the operations comprising:

providing a list of a plurality of possible remote content source devices that are part of the network-based communication session; and

wherein the selection of the remote content source device is a selection of one of the list of the plurality of possible remote content source devices.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the selection of the remote content source device is received through an interface on the display.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to perform the operations comprising:

receiving a security token; and

wherein causing the remote content source device to be linked to the sub-display based upon the notification comprises providing the security token to the remote content source device.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

leaving the network-based communication session prior to the network-based communication session ending, the remote content source device remaining part of the network-based communication session; and

wherein the remote content source device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

continuing to send the media to be displayed on the sub-display subsequent to the first computing device leaving the network-based communication session.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the display is in a same location as the first computing device at the time of identifying the sub-display identifier.

17. A system for designating a sub-display of a display for a remote content source device, the system comprising:

a first computing device configured to perform operations comprising:

means for initiating a network-based communication session with the remote content source device using a second computing device of a network-based communication service, both the first computing device and the remote content source device in the network-based communication session, the network-based communication session comprising real-time voice communications through the second computing device of the network-based communication service;

subsequent to initiating the network-based communication session:

means for identifying a sub-display identifier of the sub-display of the display;

means for receiving, through a graphical user interface of the network-based communication session, a selection of the remote content source device; and

means for causing a notification to be sent, over a network and using the network-based communication service, to the remote content source device, the notification including the sub-display identifier;

a remote content source device configured to perform operations comprising:

means for receiving the notification over the network; and

means for, subsequent to receiving the notification, sending media from the remote content source device to be displayed on the sub-display, the media specifying the sub-display identifier.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the network-based communication session a network-based meeting including at least three participants.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first computing device is a display controller of the display.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first computing device further comprises:

means for providing a list of a plurality of possible remote content source devices that are part of the network-based communication session; and

wherein the selection of the remote content source device is a selection of one of the list of the plurality of possible remote content source devices.

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