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Presenting participant reactions within a virtual conferencing system

US11381411B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2021
Grant dateJul 5, 2022
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/4038
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for presenting participant reactions to a virtual conference. The program and method provide for a virtual conference between plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of a reaction button which is selectable by the participant to indicate a reaction to the virtual conference; receive indication of selections of the reaction button by one or more of the plural participants; and in response to receiving the indication, provide, for each of the plural participants, display of reaction icons and audio output based on the selections, determine that a rate at which the selections were received meets a threshold rate, and provide, in response to the determining, for modified audio output associated with the selections.

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