Assigning A Physical Resource to a Conference Participant
AssigneeZoom Communications, Inc.
InventorCary Arnold Bran
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Abstract
A computer assigns a participant of a video conference to a virtual breakout room associated with the video conference. The computer determines an availability of a physical space for the virtual breakout room. The computer allocates the physical space for use in connection with the virtual breakout room. The computer captures an image of the participant from a video stream associated with the video conference. The computer displays the image of the participant on a display of a computing device located in the physical space.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- assigning a participant of a video conference to a virtual breakout room associated with the video conference;
- determining an availability of a physical resource for the virtual breakout room;
- allocating the physical resource for use in connection with the virtual breakout room based on the availability;
- obtaining an image or an identifier of the participant;
- and
- displaying the image or the identifier of the participant on a display located at the physical resource.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- assigning a participant of a video conference to a virtual breakout room associated with the video conference;
- determining an availability of a physical resource for the virtual breakout room;
- allocating the physical resource for use in connection with the virtual breakout room based on the availability;
- obtaining an image or an identifier of the participant;
- and
- displaying the image or the identifier of the participant on a display located at the physical resource.
A system, comprising:
- memory hardware;
- and
- processing hardware configured to execute instructions stored in the memory hardware to:
- assign a participant of a video conference to a virtual breakout room associated with the video conference;
- determine an availability of a physical resource for the virtual breakout room;
- allocate the physical resource for use in connection with the virtual breakout room based on the availability;
- obtain an image or an identifier of the participant;
- and
- display the image or the identifier of the participant on a display located at the physical resource.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.