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US 12,500,783 · App. 18/306,750 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Image sharing in a conference

Inventors: Lara Marie Nelson (San Jose, CA); Brandon Kevin Roper (Washington, UT)
Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
H04L12/1818G06F3/1454H04L65/1089H04L65/1093H04L65/613H04L65/80
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Patent No.
US 12,500,783
App. No.
18/306,750
Filed
Apr 25, 2023
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B1
Examiner
ANWAH, OLISA
Art Unit
2692
USPC
348/14.03
Abstract

An indication of images is received at a first device connected to a conference. A first image is transmitted to a conferencing server based on a request to share the first image of the images in the conference. The first image is displayed in a companion tile associated with the first device. A request is received to share a second image of the images in the conference. The first image is replaced in the companion tile with the second image.

Claims (75)

1 . A method, comprising:

connecting, to a conference, a primary device associated with a conference participant;

connecting, to the conference, a first device associated with the conference participant as a secondary device,

wherein the first device is different from the primary device,

wherein the primary device and the secondary device are simultaneously connected to the conference, and

wherein the secondary device is for content sharing during the conference;

receiving an indication of images stored at the first device connected to the conference;

transmitting, based on a request to share a first image of the images during the conference, the first image to a conferencing server;

displaying the first image in a companion tile associated with the first device, wherein the companion tile is displayed in a user interface displaying participant tiles for conference participants joined to the conference such that the conference participant is not displayed as being joined to the conference more than once;

receiving, during the conference, a request to share a second image of the images in the conference; and

replacing, during the conference, the first image in the companion tile with the second image.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request from a second device for a third image to be displayed in a companion tile associated with the first device and displayed at the second device; and

transmitting the third image in response to the request for the third image.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting thumbnails of at least some of the images to the conferencing server; and

displaying the thumbnails in the companion tile.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request from a second device to download a third image to the second device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a configuration to enable other conference participants to download at least some of the images.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, in association with an image of the images transferred to a second device in response to a download command received from the second device, a configuration that causes the image to be deleted from the second device in response to the second device disconnecting from the conference.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a command to delete a third image from a second device, wherein the third image was transmitted to the second device in response to a download request.

8 . A device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

connect, to a conference, a primary device associated with a conference participant;

connect, to the conference, a first device associated with the conference participant as a secondary device,

wherein the first device is different from the primary device,

wherein the primary device and the secondary device are simultaneously connected to the conference, and

wherein the secondary device is for content sharing during the conference;

receive an indication of images stored at the first device connected to the conference;

transmit, based on a request to share a first image of the images in the conference, the first image to a conferencing server;

display the first image in a companion tile associated with the first device, wherein the companion tile is displayed in a user interface displaying participant tiles for conference participants joined to the conference such that the conference participant is not displayed as being joined to the conference more than once;

receive, during the conference, a request to share a second image of the images in the conference; and

replace, during the conference, the first image in the companion tile with the second image.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

receive a request from a second device for a third image to be displayed in a companion tile associated with the first device and displayed at the second device; and

transmit the third image in response to the request for the third image.

10 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

transmit thumbnails of at least some of the images to the conferencing server; and

display the thumbnails in the companion tile.

11 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

receive a request from a second device to download a third image to the second device.

12 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

receive a configuration to enable other conference participants to download at least some of the images.

13 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

transmit, in association with an image of the images transferred to a second device in response to a download command received from the second device, a configuration that causes the image to be deleted from the second device in response to the second device disconnecting from the conference.

14 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

transmit a command to delete a third image from a second device, wherein the third image was transmitted to the second device in response to a download request.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

connecting, to a conference, a primary device associated with a conference participant;

connecting, to the conference, a first device associated with the conference participant as a secondary device,

wherein the first device is different from the primary device,

wherein the primary device and the secondary device are simultaneously connected to the conference, and

wherein the secondary device is for content sharing during the conference;

receiving an indication of images stored at the first device connected to the conference;

transmitting, based on a request to share a first image of the images in during the conference, the first image to a conferencing server;

displaying the first image in a companion tile associated with the first device, wherein the companion tile is displayed in a user interface displaying participant tiles for conference participants joined to the conference such that the conference participant is not displayed as being joined to the conference more than once;

receiving, during the conference, a request to share a second image of the images in the conference; and

replacing, during the conference, the first image in the companion tile with the second image.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a request from a second device for a third image to be displayed in a companion tile associated with the first device and displayed at the second device; and

transmitting the third image in response to the request for the third image.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting thumbnails of at least some of the images to the conferencing server; and

displaying the thumbnails in the companion tile.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a request from a second device to download a third image to the second device.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a configuration to enable other conference participants to download at least some of the images.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting a command to delete a third image from a second device, wherein the third image was transmitted to the second device in response to a download request.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 7, 2025
From: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069839/0593 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2023
From: NELSON, LARA MARIE; ROPER, BRANDON KEVIN
To: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063435/0643 →
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