Patent ID: 11902040
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media that store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
receiving interface data associated with input from a first participant to a first participant device associated with the first participant and participating in a videoconference, wherein the interface data comprises a request to limit transmission of communication data to a second participant device associated with a second participant and participating in the videoconference while excluding transmission of the communication data to one or more third participant devices participating in the videoconference, and wherein the interface data comprises data responsive to the first participant touching or clicking on an icon surfaced in the videoconference wherein the icon is associated with the second participant;
obtaining the communication data associated with the first participant, wherein the communication data comprises audio data associated with the first participant;
causing transmission of notification data to the participant device associated with the second participant, wherein the notification data is associated with surfacing a notification, wherein the notification is directed to indicate to the second participant that private communication from the first participant has been obtained and wherein the notification data comprises data directed to a participant input interface comprising selectable interface elements directed to whether the second participant accepts or rejects the communication data;
causing transmission of videoconference parameter data wherein the videoconference parameter data is directed to adjusting a volume of audio of the videoconference; and
wherein causing the transmission of the notification data to the participant device associated with the second participant further comprises:
obtaining response data associated with data from the participant device associated with the second participant, wherein the response data is indicative of the second participant accepting the private communication from the first participant; and

in response to obtaining the response data, causing transmission of a recording of the communication data associated with the first participant to the second participant device for surfacing of the recording of the communication data on the second participant device but not the one or more third participant devices participating in the videoconference.