US Patent Issued to Zoom Communications on Aug. 26 for "Virtual background selection based on common meeting details" (California, Oregon, New Jersey, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,763, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Zoom Communications Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Virtual background selection based on common meeting details" was invented by Shane Paul Springer (Oregon City, Ore.), Ryan Lee Weddle (Alexandria, Va.), Servio Lee (San Francisco) and Irina Cohen (Paramus, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Usage of the same virtual background during video communications associated with multiple meetings is identified. Common information details in respective information details of the multiple meetings are identified. A virtual background selection rule that associates the common information details of each of th...