Patent ID: 11882381
Assignee: GLOBAL IMPORTS L.L.C.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 20:
21. A computer-implemented method for sharing data streams in a virtual collaboration environment, the computer-implemented method comprising:
for each individual participant in a plurality of participants in the virtual collaboration environment:
receiving, at a server, a participant video data stream from a user device associated with the individual participant;
receiving, at the server, a participant screen sharing data stream from the participant user device associated with the individual participant;
receiving, at the server, a control toolbar status from the participant user device associated with the individual participant, wherein the control toolbar status includes an indication of whether the individual participant is muted, whether the individual participant is sharing video, and whether the individual participant has raised a hand; and
providing to a first user device associated with a moderator or supervisor, via server, the participant video data stream the participant screen sharing data stream, and the control toolbar status in real-time, wherein:
the participant screen sharing data stream allows the moderator or supervisor to view a screen of the participant user device associated with the individual participant in real-time, and
the participant video data stream, the participant screen sharing data stream, and the control toolbar status are configured for simultaneous display at the first user device with each other participant video data stream, participant screen sharing data stream, and control toolbar status from other participants in the plurality of participants.