Zoom video communications, inc. (20240195850). AGGREGATION & DISTRIBUTION OF DIVERSE MULTIMEDIA FEEDS simplified abstract

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AGGREGATION & DISTRIBUTION OF DIVERSE MULTIMEDIA FEEDS

Organization Name

zoom video communications, inc.

Inventor(s)

Dennis Paul Rubery of Pittsford NY (US)

Shane Paul Springer of Oregon City OR (US)

Chi-chian Yu of San Ramon CA (US)

AGGREGATION & DISTRIBUTION OF DIVERSE MULTIMEDIA FEEDS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240195850 titled 'AGGREGATION & DISTRIBUTION OF DIVERSE MULTIMEDIA FEEDS

Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes systems and methods for aggregating and distributing diverse multimedia feeds during virtual meetings. Participants can share audio and video streams using client devices, and external multimedia streams can be shared with the group.

  • **Key Features and Innovation:**
   - Establishing virtual meetings with multiple participants.
   - Exchanging audio and video streams during the meeting.
   - Sharing multimedia streams from external sources.
   - Transmitting multimedia streams to client devices via the virtual meeting.
  • **Potential Applications:**
   - Virtual conferences and meetings.
   - Online education and training sessions.
   - Collaborative multimedia projects.
  • **Problems Solved:**
   - Facilitating the sharing of multimedia content during virtual meetings.
   - Enhancing communication and collaboration among participants.
   - Streamlining the process of integrating external multimedia sources.
  • **Benefits:**
   - Improved engagement and interaction during virtual meetings.
   - Enhanced multimedia content sharing capabilities.
   - Simplified access to external multimedia sources.
  • **Commercial Applications:**
   - Virtual event hosting platforms.
   - Online learning management systems.
   - Multimedia content production tools.
  • **Prior Art:**
   - Further research can be conducted in the field of multimedia content sharing during virtual meetings to identify relevant prior art.
  • **Frequently Updated Research:**
   - Stay updated on advancements in virtual meeting technologies and multimedia content sharing solutions.

Questions about Multimedia Feeds Aggregation and Distribution:

1. How does this technology improve the efficiency of virtual meetings? 2. What are the potential challenges associated with integrating external multimedia streams into virtual meetings?


Original Abstract Submitted

systems and methods for aggregation and distribution of diverse multimedia feeds are provided herein. in an aspect, a method including establishing, by a video conference provider, a virtual meeting having a plurality of participants is provided. each participant joined to the virtual meeting may use a respective client device to exchange one or more audio or video streams via the virtual meeting. the method may also include receiving, from a first client device, a request to share a multimedia stream from an external source with one or more of the client devices during the virtual meeting. responsive to the request, the method may include receiving a connection to the multimedia stream from the external source and transmitting, by the video conference provider, the multimedia stream from the external source to the one or more client devices via the virtual meeting.