Patent ID: 11949526
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
connecting a plurality of user devices to a communication session in which a host of the communication session and a plurality of participants of the plurality of user devices communicate;
providing, to a user device of a first participant, a user interface including a plurality of areas for displaying content associated with the communication session, the user interface including a first area for displaying focused content, the first area being larger than other areas of the plurality of areas;
receiving, from the first participant, a first request to move first content being displayed in a second area of the plurality of areas to be displayed in the first area;
receiving, from the first participant, a second request to move second content being displayed in a third area of the plurality of areas to be displayed in the first area;
displaying the first content and the second content in the first area;
receiving, from the first participant, a rearrange request to rearrange the first content or the second content in the first area to change a size or location of the first content or the second content in the first area;
rearranging the first content or the second content based on the rearrange request;
receiving a group request to group two or more participants who are participating in the communication session to form a group, wherein each of the two or more participants has a video or associated content that is displayed in the first area or is to be displayed in the first area;
forming the group with the two or more participants;
receiving an action request to perform an action with respect to each of the two or more participants in the group; and
performing the action with respect to each of the two or more participants in the group.