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

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling private communications during a videoconference comprising three or more participating devices, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computing system comprising one or more processors, interface data associated with input from a first participant to a first participant device associated with the first participant and participating in the 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;
obtaining, by the computing system, the communication data associated with the first participant, wherein the communication data comprises audio data associated with the first participant; and
causing, by the computing system, transmission of a recording of the communication data associated with the first participant to the second participant device for surfacing of the communication data on the second participant device but not the one or more third participant devices participating in the videoconference.