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US 12,284,230 · App. 17/863,950 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Transmitting conference application content during a network conference

Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield (San Jose, CA); Yoshifumi Takebuchi (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
H04L65/403H04L67/02
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Patent No.
US 12,284,230
App. No.
17/863,950
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

System and methods for transmitting conference application content during a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for transmitting conference application content during a network conference. The method includes participating in a network conference using a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, and running the conference application from the client application during the network conference. The method also includes identifying application content from the conference application, and transmitting the application content and a conference application identifier to attendees of the network conference.

Claims (68)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a conference system with application support (“CSAS”) client application executed by a client device, a user selection of a conference application from a plurality of conference applications installed on the client device, wherein the CSAS client application is:

configured to execute the plurality of conference applications within the CSAS client application,

connected to a network conference, the network conference involving exchanging audio and video information between participants in the network conference, and

configured to provide audio or video information from the client device to the network conference and display received audio or video information from the network conference;

responsive to receiving the user selection, running, by the CSAS client application, the selected conference application within the CSAS client application;

receiving, by the CSAS client application during the network conference, application content from the selected conference application; and

transmitting the application content and a conference application identifier to one or more other participants in the network conference, the application identifier enabling other participants of the network conference to interact with corresponding local instances of the selected conference application based on the transmitted application content.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the CSAS client application from another participant, additional application content and the conference application identifier; and

providing, by the CSAS client application, the additional application content to the selected conference application.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the CSAS client application, a selection to screen share a display provided by the selected conference application; and

wherein transmitting the application content comprises transmitting a representation of the display provided by the selected conference application.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying, by the CSAS client application, a conferencing client display providing views of one or more of the other participants in the network conference; and

displaying, by the CSAS client application, a conference application interface window providing a view of at least a portion of the application content.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the conferencing client display is displayed concurrently with the conference application interface window.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the conferencing client display is displayed in a side panel of the conferencing client display.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying, by the CSAS client application, a listing of installed conference applications.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the CSAS client application, a selection of a second conference application;

running, by the CSAS client application, the selected second conference application concurrently with the selected conference application;

receiving, by the CSAS client application during the network conference, second application content from the selected second conference application; and

transmitting the second application content and a second conference application identifier to one or more other participants in the network conference.

9. A system comprising:

a communications interface;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communications interface and the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the one or more processors configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

receive, by a conference system with application support (“CSAS”) client application executed by a client device, a user selection of a conference application during a network conference, the conference application being one of a plurality of conference applications installed on the client device, wherein the CSAS client application is configured to:

execute the plurality of conference applications within the CSAS client application, and

provide audio or video information from the client device to the network conference and display received audio or video information from the network conference;

responsive to receiving the user selection, run, by the CSAS client application, the selected conference application within the CSAS client application;

receive, by the CSAS client application during the network conference, application content from the selected conference application; and

transmit the application content and a conference application identifier to one or more other participants in the network conference, the application identifier enabling other participants of the network conference to interact with corresponding local instances of the selected conference application based on the transmitted application content.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

receiving, by the CSAS client application from another participant, additional application content and the conference application identifier; and

providing, by the CSAS client application, the additional application content to the selected conference application.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

receive, by the CSAS client application, a selection to screen share a display provided by the selected conference application; and

transmit a representation of the display provided by the selected conference application.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

display, by the CSAS client application, a conferencing client display providing views of one or more of the other participants in the network conference; and

display, by the CSAS client application, a conference application interface window providing a view of at least a portion of the application content.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the conferencing client display is displayed concurrently with the conference application interface window.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the conferencing client display is displayed in a side panel of the conferencing client display.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to display, by the CSAS client application, a listing of installed conference applications.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

receive, by the CSAS client application, a selection of a second conference application;

run, by the CSAS client application, the selected second conference application concurrently with the selected conference application;

receive, by the CSAS client application during the network conference, second application content from the selected second conference application; and

transmit the second application content and a second conference application identifier to one or more other participants in the network conference.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

receive, by a conference system with application support (“CSAS”) client application executed by a client device, a user selection of a conference application during a network conference, the conference application being one of a plurality of conference applications installed on the client device, wherein the CSAS client application is configured to:

execute the plurality of conference applications within the CSAS client application, and

provide audio or video information from the client device to the network conference and display received audio or video information from the network conference;

responsive to receiving the user selection, run, by the CSAS client application, the selected conference application within the CSAS client application;

receive, by the CSAS client application during the network conference, application content from the selected conference application; and

transmit the application content and a conference application identifier to one or more other participants in the network conference, the application identifier enabling other participants of the network conference to interact with corresponding local instances of the selected conference application based on the transmitted application content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receiving, by the CSAS client application from another participant, additional application content and the conference application identifier; and

providing, by the CSAS client application, the additional application content to the selected conference application.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive, by the CSAS client application, a selection to screen share a display provided by the selected conference application; and

transmit a representation of the display provided by the selected conference application.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:

display, by the CSAS client application, a conferencing client display providing views of one or more of the other participants in the network conference; and

display, by the CSAS client application, a conference application interface window providing a view of at least a portion of the application content.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2025
From: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 17069718 · Oct 13, 2020
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