Google Inc.

Richard James Dunn

Anton Volkov

Shelbian Fung

Adam Rodriguez

David Scrymgeour Bennett

Robert Spiro

Loren Groves

Nikhyl P Singhal

Eduardo Fernandez

David Halliday Owens

Daniel Ming-Wei Chu

Chee Heng Chew

Amit Fulay

Alexander Jan Verhage

Adam Rodriquez

Permission control and management for messaging application bots is described. A method can include providing a messaging application, on a first computing device associated with a first user, to enable communication between the first user and another user, and detecting, at the messaging application, a user request. The method can also include programmatically determining that an action in response to the user request requires access to data associated with the first user, and causing a permission interface to be rendered in the messaging application, the permission interface enabling the first user to approve or prohibit access to the data associated with the first user. The method can include accessing the data associated with the first user and performing the action in response to the user request, upon receiving user input from the first user indicating approval of the access to the data associated with the first user.

Bot permissions

Aspects of the disclosure provide techniques that enable a communication server hosting a virtual communication session to receive theme parameters from a remote server to control the look and feel of the virtual communication session. In one example, a method includes sending a plurality of video feeds for display at a plurality of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) of client devices coupled to a communication session. The communication session enables communication among a plurality of users of the client devices. The method also includes receiving a set of parameters of a theme to modify one or more visual properties of the GUIs. The method also includes sending the set of parameters to the client devices connected to the communication session to modify visual properties of the GUIs displaying the plurality of video feeds at the plurality of client devices based on the parameters of the theme.

Theming for virtual collaboration

In general, techniques of the present disclosure are directed to a system for virtual socializing between electronic devices. In one example, the method includes joining, by a first computing device, a communication session enabling communication between the first computing device and a second computing device. The method includes outputting, multimedia content that is output at the second computing device. The method also includes receiving and outputting, by the first computing device, data from the second computing device using the communication session, while the multimedia content is outputting at the first output device, where the data comprises data captured by an input device of the second computing device. The method further includes sending a configuration request that sets a control model mode of the communication session, where the control model mode controls which computing devices communicatively coupled via the communication session has permission to modify at least the multimedia content.

Virtual socializing

The present disclosure, in some implementations comprises systems and methods for providing applications during video communication, via online communities or services, for example, social networks. Video communication may be video conferencing or 'video chat' sessions among a plurality of users of the online services. Users may engage in a video conference or 'video chat,' yet at the same time, use or obtain different applications, designated as either &#x201c;personal&#x201d; or &#x201c;shared&#x201d; applications. A &#x201c;personal&#x201d; application is one that does not involve others and is configured to enhance an individual user's personal experience during a group video communication. A &#x201c;shared&#x201d; application is one that involves at least one of multiple users during a group video communication, for example, users may participate in a card or trivia game, watch videos together, collaborate and share documents, or the like.

Providing users access to applications during video communications

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Richard James Dunn