# US 12,015,496 B2 · Taking a break after seamless transition between network conferences > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,015,496 B2 - Document ID: US12015496B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/080,223 - Filed: 2022-12-13 - Published: 2023-04-13 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-30 - Assignees: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Applicants: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Inventors: Patrick John Jensen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015496B2 ## CPC - H04L 12/1822: {Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission} - H04N 7/147: {Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q)} - H04L 12/1818: {Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties} - H04L 67/54: Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users - H04N 7/15: Conference systems - H04R 3/00: Circuits for transducers (arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound G10K15/08; amplifiers H03F) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract Methods and apparatus for taking a break after seamless transition between network conferences. In an embodiment, a method for taking a break after a transition between network conferences includes operations of attending a first network conference using a first conference state and a conferencing application, and displaying Up-Next conference status about a second network conference. The method also includes operations of receiving a request to enter a break mode after joining the second network conference, joining the second network conference using the first conference state and the conferencing application, and transmitting a break mode icon to participants in the second network conference. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: providing, by a user device, an indication of an upcoming conference during a conference; receiving, by the user device, a request to join the upcoming conference using a break mode; and joining, by the user device, the upcoming conference using the break mode. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: after joining the upcoming conference, transmitting a break icon to participants in the upcoming conference, wherein the break icon is associated with the user device and indicates that the user device is on a break. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising muting a microphone connected to the user device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: initiating a display of conference settings on the user device for the upcoming conference, the conference settings based on prior conference settings applied during a prior conference; and wherein joining the upcoming conference comprises joining the upcoming conference using the conference settings. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: wherein joining the user device to the upcoming conference immediately follows leaving a prior conference. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the user device, a duration of the break mode. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: after joining the upcoming conference, transmitting a break icon to participants in the upcoming conference and an indication of the duration of the break mode, wherein the break icon is associated with the user device and indicates that the user device is on a break. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is automatically joined to the upcoming conference when the upcoming conference starts and wherein the user device is joined to the upcoming conference with an audio input of the user device muted. ### Claim 9 A device 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: provide an indication of an upcoming conference during a conference; receive a request to join the upcoming conference using a break mode; and join the upcoming conference using the break mode. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device 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: after joining the upcoming conference, transmit a break icon to participants in the upcoming conference, wherein the break icon is associated with a user of the device and indicates that the user is on a break. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The device 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 mute a microphone connected to the device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The device 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: initiate a display of conference settings on the device for the upcoming conference, the conference settings based on prior conference settings applied during a prior conference; and join the upcoming conference using the conference settings. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein joining the device to the upcoming conference immediately follows leaving a prior conference. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The device 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 a duration of the break mode. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: after joining the upcoming conference, transmit a break icon to participants in the upcoming conference and an indication of the duration of the break mode, wherein the break icon is associated with the user of the device and indicates that the user is on a break. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein the device is automatically joined to the upcoming conference when the upcoming conference starts and wherein the device is joined to the upcoming conference with an audio input of the device muted. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to: provide an indication of an upcoming conference during a conference; receive a request to join the upcoming conference using a break mode; and join the upcoming conference using the break mode. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to: after joining the upcoming conference, transmit a break icon to participants in the upcoming conference, wherein the break icon is associated with a user of a user device and indicates that the user device is on a break. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to mute a microphone. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to: initiate a display of conference settings on a user device for the upcoming conference, the conference settings based on prior conference settings applied during a prior conference; and join the upcoming conference using the conference settings.