Zoom Patent US12587611B2: Follower Device Video Stream Capture
Summary
The USPTO has granted Zoom Communications, Inc. patent US12587611B2 for a system controlling follower device video stream capture during video conferences. The patent describes a leader device managing multiple cameras designated as follower devices to capture video streams representing a physical space within the conference.
What changed
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12587611B2 to Zoom Communications, Inc. This patent covers a method for controlling video stream capture using follower devices in video conferencing. The system involves a leader device identifying and designating multiple cameras as follower devices within a physical space. These follower devices capture video streams of conference participants, which are then used to represent the physical space in the video conference, with the leader and follower devices acting as a single logical entity.
This patent grant signifies new intellectual property for Zoom in the video conferencing space, specifically concerning camera management and video stream integration. While this is a patent grant and not a regulatory rule imposing obligations on other entities, companies developing similar video conferencing technologies, particularly those involving multi-camera setups and remote control of devices, should be aware of this granted patent. Companies may need to review their own technologies and patent portfolios to ensure they do not infringe on Zoom's intellectual property rights.
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Controlling follower device video stream capture for video conferencing
Grant US12587611B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026
Assignee
Zoom Communications, Inc.
Inventors
Jin Fang, Ashley Alexandra Hellmann, Robert Aaron Klegon, Cynthia Eshiuan Lee, Nicholas P. Mueller, Stephen George Newton, Shane Paul Springer
Abstract
The capture of video streams using follower devices is controlled by a leader device during a video conference. Multiple cameras located at a physical space and connected to the leader device within the physical space are identified. The multiple cameras are designated as follower devices for the video conference, in which the follower device designation enables the leader device to control the follower devices during the video conference. Each of the cameras is caused to determine and capture a select video stream depicting one or more conference participants within the physical space. At least some of the select video streams are used to represent the physical space within the video conference. The leader device and the follower devices are collectively represented as a single logical entity to the video conference.
CPC Classifications
B25J 9/1697 G06Q 50/163 G06Q 30/00 G06Q 10/10 G06Q 10/109 G06V 40/178 G06V 40/165 G06V 20/00 G10L 25/78 H04L 12/1822 H04L 65/1069 H04L 65/4038 H04L 12/1827 H04L 61/4541 H04L 65/403 H04N 5/772 H04N 7/147 H04N 7/15 H04N 7/152 H04N 19/186 H04N 21/4788 H04N 23/50 H04N 23/698 H04N 23/951 H04N 7/0122 H04N 7/142 H04N 7/181 H04N 21/4223 H04N 23/64 H04N 23/695 H04N 23/90 H04N 21/4823 G06T 7/215 G06T 7/70 G06T 17/20 H04W 4/90 H04W 4/025 H04W 4/029 H04W 76/14 G06F 40/166 H04M 3/42365
Filing Date
2023-07-31
Application No.
18362859
Claims
20
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