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Theming for virtual collaboration

  • US 9,448,708 B1
  • Filed: 07/20/2012
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • in response to input from a source computing device associated with a source user, initiating, by a computing system having one or more processors, a videoconference session;

    coordinating, by the computing system, joining of the videoconference session by a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of users, the pluralities of computing devices and users including the source computing device and source user, respectively, each computing device displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for the videoconference session upon joining, each GUI having a set of visual properties including at least a layout of video windows for respective video feeds from the plurality of computing devices;

    based on respective group identifier attributes, identifying, by the computing system, distinct first and second groups of the plurality of computing devices associated with first and second groups of the plurality of users, respectively;

    during the videoconference session, detecting, by the computing system, a trigger condition associated with a theme for modifying at least the layout of the video windows in the GUIs of the plurality of computing devices, wherein the layout specified by the theme groups the video windows for the first and second groups of computing devices in specific areas in the GUIs; and

    in response to detecting the trigger condition, coordinating, by the computing system, modification of at least the layout video windows in the GUIs at the plurality of computing devices.

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