Zoom Communications Granted Patent for Whiteboard Event Logging

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted Zoom Communications, Inc. a patent (US12586040B2) for a system and method to log event data related to user activity in virtual meetings and associated resources. The Event Logging Engine inserts timestamps associated with compliance policies and provides access to this data upon request.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Zoom Communications, Inc. patent US12586040B2 for an "Event Logging Engine." This technology is designed to log user activity within virtual meetings and with virtual meeting resources, inserting timestamps linked to compliance policies. The system allows external requests for logged event data pertaining to specific regulated user accounts.

While this is a patent grant and not a regulatory rule, the technology described has implications for compliance monitoring in regulated industries that utilize virtual meeting platforms. Companies using such systems may need to consider how this patented technology could be integrated or how their existing logging mechanisms align with its capabilities, particularly concerning the tracking of regulated user accounts and their adherence to compliance policies. No immediate compliance actions are mandated by this patent grant.

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Whiteboard event compliance

Grant US12586040B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Zoom Communications, Inc.

Inventors

Aakash Atul Alurkar, Stephen George Newton, Adi David Regev

Abstract

Various embodiments of an apparatus, method(s), system(s) and computer program product(s) described herein are directed to an Event Logging Engine. The Event Logging Engine logs event data identifying at least one of: (i) activity of one or more regulated user accounts within a virtual meeting during occurrence of the virtual meeting and (ii) activity of the one or more regulated user accounts with respect to a virtual meeting resource after occurrence of the virtual conference meeting. The Event Logging Engine inserts at least one regulated user account timestamp in the logged event data where each regulated user account is associated with a respective compliance policy. The Event Logging Engine receives a request from an external source for logged event data related to a particular regulated user account. The Event Logging Engine provides access to the logged event data related to one or more timestamps identifying the particular regulated user account.