# US 2024/0205276 A1 · Identification of client device location during emergency > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0205276 A1 - Document ID: US20240205276A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/084,073 - Filed: 2022-12-19 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-19 - Assignees: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Applicants: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Inventors: Thanh Le NGUYEN; Curtis Wayne Palmer; Jason Ramirez; Jeffrey Stanley - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240205276A1 ## CPC - H04L 65/403: Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) - H04L 65/1069: Session establishment or de-establishment - H04L 65/1093: by adding participants; by removing participants - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Systems and methods for identification of a client device location during an emergency are provided herein. In an example, a method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, a request to initiate an emergency beacon and determining, by the video conference provider, a first client device associated with the request. The method may also include activating, by the video conference provider, the emergency beacon for the first client device and establishing, by the video conference provider, a virtual session based on the emergency beacon. The method may also include joining, by the video conference provider, the first client device to the virtual session without input from the first client device and transmitting, by the video conference provider, a request to join an authorized device to the virtual session. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by a video conference provider, a request to initiate an emergency beacon; determining, by the video conference provider, a first client device associated with the request; activating, by the video conference provider, the emergency beacon for the first client device; establishing, by the video conference provider, a virtual session based on the emergency beacon; joining, by the video conference provider, the first client device to the virtual session without input from the first client device; and transmitting, by the video conference provider, a request to join an authorized device to the virtual session. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the method further comprising: joining, by the video conference provider, the authorized device to the virtual session; and generating, by the video conference provider, a notification of the presence of the authorized device in the virtual session. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, the method further comprising: determining, by the video conference provider, a location of the first client device; and transmitting, by the video conference provider, the location of the first client device to the authorized device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the location of the first client device is determined based on one or more of: an IP address; a Bluetooth connection; global positioning system (GPS) data; or cellular network data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the method further comprising: determining, by the video conference provider, a status of the first client device; and transmitting, by the video conference provider, the status of the first client device to the authorized device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the request to initiate the emergency beacon is received by the video conference provider from the first client device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the request to initiate the emergency beacon is received by the video conference provider from the authorized device. ### Claim 8 A system comprising: a non-transitory computer-readable medium; a communications interface; and a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium and the communications interface, the processor configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: receive, by a video conference provider, a request to initiate an emergency beacon; determine, by the video conference provider, a first client device associated with the request; activate, by the video conference provider, the emergency beacon for the first client device; establish, by the video conference provider, a virtual session based on the emergency beacon; automatically join, by the video conference provider, the first client device to the virtual session without input from the first client device; and transmit, by the video conference provider, a request to join an authorized device to the virtual session. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: join, by the video conference provider, the authorized device to the virtual session; and responsive to joining the authorized device to the virtual session, granting, by the video conference provider, host controls to the authorized device for the virtual session. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: receive, by the video conference provider, one or more multimedia streams from the authorized device; and transmit, by the video conference provider, the one or more multimedia streams from the authorized device to the first client device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: receive, by the video conference provider, one or more multimedia streams from the first client device; and transmit, to the authorized device, the one or more multimedia streams from the first client device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: receive, from the authorized device, an indication to modify one or more settings associated with a first multimedia stream of the one or more multimedia streams from the first client device; transmit, by the video conference provider, a signal to the first client device to modify the one or more settings associated with the first multimedia stream; and receive, from the first client device, a modified first multimedia stream based on the signal to modify the first multimedia stream. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the signal to the first client device to modify the one or more settings associated with the first multimedia stream comprises at least one of: a request to activate a camera associated with the first client device; a request to activate a microphone associated with the first client device; a request to activate a speaker associated with the first client device; a request to increase a volume of an audio stream transmitted by the first client device; or a request to modify a video stream transmitted by the first client device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: determine, by the video conference provider, a location of the first client device; and transmit, by the video conference provider, the location of the first client device to the authorized device. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to: receive, by a video conference provider, a request to initiate an emergency beacon; determine, by the video conference provider, a first client device associated with the request; activate, by the video conference provider, the emergency beacon for the first client device; establish, by the video conference provider, a virtual session based on the emergency beacon; automatically join, by the video conference provider, the first client device to the virtual session without input from the first client device; and transmit, by the video conference provider, a request to join an authorized device to the virtual session. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: join, by the video conference provider, the authorized device to the virtual session; receive, by the video conference provider, one or more multimedia streams from the first client device; and transmit, to the authorized device, the one or more multimedia streams from the first client device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: receive, from the authorized device, a request for host controls over equipment of the first client device generating the one or more multimedia streams; and grant, by the video conference provider, the host controls over the equipment of the first client device for the authorized device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: determine, by the video conference provider, a location of the first client device; and transmit, by the video conference provider, the location of the first client device to the authorized device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the location of the first client device is determined by one or more of: an IP address of the first client device; a Bluetooth connection of the first client device; global positioning system (GPS) data of the first client device; or cellular network data of the first client device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the request to initiate the emergency beacon is received from one of: the first client device; or the authorized device.