Patent ID: 8823739

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of managing a videoconference, the method comprising: configuring display of a first videoconference participant to a second videoconference participant of the videoconference using a computer system, the configuring including: the computer system automatically selecting a first virtual background for the first videoconference participant from a plurality of virtual backgrounds based on attribute data corresponding to: a first videoconference participant identification and a second videoconference participant identification, wherein the automatically selecting includes applying a set of virtual background selection rules to the attribute data corresponding to: the first videoconference participant identification and the second videoconference participant identification, wherein the first videoconference participant works for a business entity and the plurality of virtual backgrounds have been pre-approved by the business entity for use in conjunction with videoconferences; and providing the first virtual background from the computer system for display to the second videoconference participant in conjunction with isolated video data corresponding to the first videoconference participant isolated from an actual background of the first videoconference participant during the videoconference.