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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Foundry College, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Laurence Davis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott Lane Williams, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Stephen M. Kosslyn, San Francisco, CA (US);
Foundry College, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for displaying a large number of participants in videoconference are described. The participant's video feeds are presented in a continuous scrolling manner, such that each participant's video feed is visible for a part of the time. The participants may select the number of videos displayed at one time on a grid. The system and method monitor which video feeds are being, or about to be displayed, and streams the feeds accordingly. The system and method also provide for classroom-like settings by allowing students to 'raise their hand' and be 'called on' by an instructor. By scrolling though all of the videos in a meeting, people that are running a session can monitor the other participants, permitting them to select someone to focus on, and allows the other participants to see each other, producing a “sense of belonging.”