# US 2026/0089166 A1 · Administrator-authorized applications during video conferencing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0089166 A1 - Document ID: US20260089166A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/407,838 - Filed: 2025-12-03 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2023-07-28 - Assignees: Zoom Communications, Inc. - Applicants: Zoom Communications, Inc. - Inventors: Arun Janakiraman; Shishir Sharma - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260089166A1 ## CPC - H04L 63/105: {Multiple levels of security} - H04L 12/1813: {for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms (instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15)} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Techniques for providing administrator-authorized applications are provided. In an example method, a video conference provider receives a request to access a resource by an application on behalf of one or more users. The video conference provider receives, from an authorization provider, authorization to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users responsive to a request to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users. The video conference provider provides a notification to a client device that the authorization to access the resource has been received. The video conference provider receives, from the client device, an indication associated with a user to request the resource. The video conference provider executes a short circuit authorization. The video conference provider, responsive to the short circuit authorization, provides access to the resource to the client device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, by a video conference provider, a request to access a resource by an application on behalf of one or more users; receiving, by the video conference provider and from an authorization provider, authorization to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users responsive to the request to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users; providing, by the video conference provider, a notification to a client device that the authorization to access the resource has been received; receiving, by the video conference provider and from the client device, an indication associated with a user to request the resource; executing, by the video conference provider, a short circuit authorization; and responsive to the short circuit authorization, providing, by the video conference provider, access to the resource to the client device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein executing, by the video conference provider, the short circuit authorization comprises: providing, to the client device, a short circuit authorization request; receiving, from the client device, a short-circuited authorization to access the resource; receiving, from the authorization provider, credentials for accessing the resource; and providing, from the client device, the credentials. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein: the request is received from an administrator; and the method further comprises: prior to receiving the request, receiving configuration information about the application and a role of the administrator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein: the administrator is authenticated to the video conference provider; and the video conference provider is authenticated to the authorization provider. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the short circuit authorization request comprises an indication that the authorization to access the resource by the client device has previously been granted on behalf of the user by the administrator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the grant of the authorization to access the resource on behalf of the user by the administrator is based on a previously configured delegation of authority from the user to the administrator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the authorization to access the resource on behalf of the user comprises a specification of one or more resources and one or more associated permissions expressly delegated by the user to the administrator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein: the credentials for accessing the resource comprise an authorization code and an access token; and providing the resource to the client device is responsive to receiving the access token from the client device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the request comprises an identifier of the application and information about the one or more users. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication to request the resource comprises a request to access user profile information associated with the application. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein providing access to the resource comprises providing, to the client device, a data structure comprising information retrieved from the resource. ### Claim 12 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to: receive a request to access a resource by an application on behalf of one or more users; receive, from an authorization provider, authorization to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users responsive to the request to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users; provide a notification to a client device that the authorization to access the resource has been received; receive, from the client device, an indication associated with a user to request the resource; execute a short circuit authorization; and responsive to the short circuit authorization, provide access to the resource to the client device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the instruction to execute the short circuit authorization comprises: providing, to the client device, a short circuit authorization request; receiving, from the client device, a short-circuited authorization to access the resource; receiving, from the authorization provider, credentials for accessing the resource; and providing, from the client device, the credentials. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein: the request is received from an administrator; the instructions further comprise an instruction to: prior to receiving the request, receive configuration information about the application and a role of the administrator; and the short circuit authorization request comprises an indication that the authorization to access the resource by the client device has previously been granted on behalf of the user by the administrator. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the grant of the authorization to access the resource on behalf of the user by the administrator is based on a previously configured delegation of authority from the user to the administrator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the authorization to access the resource on behalf of the user comprises a specification of one or more resources and one or more associated permissions expressly delegated by the user to the administrator. ### Claim 17 A system comprising: one or more non-transitory computer-readable media; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, the one or more processors configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable media to: receive, by a video conference provider, a request to access a resource by an application on behalf of one or more users; receive, by the video conference provider and from an authorization provider, authorization to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users responsive to the request to access the resource by the application on behalf of the one or more users; provide, by the video conference provider, a notification to a client device that the authorization to access the resource has been received; receive, by the video conference provider and from the client device, an indication associated with a user to request the resource; execute, by the video conference provider, a short circuit authorization; and responsive to the short circuit authorization, provide, by the video conference provider, access to the resource to the client device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the instruction to execute the short circuit authorization comprises: providing, to the client device, a short circuit authorization request; receiving, from the client device, a short-circuited authorization to access the resource; receiving, from the authorization provider, credentials for accessing the resource; and providing, from the client device, the credentials. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein: the request is received from an administrator; the instructions further comprise an instruction to: prior to receiving the request, receive configuration information about the application and a role of the administrator; and the short circuit authorization request comprises an indication that the authorization to access the resource by the client device has previously been granted on behalf of the user by the administrator. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein: the grant of the authorization to access the resource on behalf of the user by the administrator is based on a previously configured delegation of authority from the user to the administrator; and the authorization to access the resource on behalf of the user comprises a specification of one or more resources and one or more associated permissions expressly delegated by the user to the administrator.