Patent ID: 11863333
Assignee: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device including program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining information associated with a conference that is in progress;
transmitting a graphical output to display on a client device, the graphical output based on the information and comprising a persistent expandable panel that remains on top of a display of the client device and includes a single-click response option to initiate an in-conference communication application;
prior to the client device joining the conference:
receiving a message from the client device to initiate a communication with a participant device that is present in the conference;
granting the client device access to the in-conference communication application associated with the conference based on the message to communicate with the participant device;
receiving, via the in-conference communication application, a chat message from the client device for the participant device; and
updating a topic of the conference based on the chat message.