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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Moitreyee Mukherjee-Roy, San Jose, CA (US);
Shikhar Kwatra, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott E. Schneider, Rolesville, NC (US);
Internationaol Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for gesture-controlled private messaging is provided. The embodiment may include establishing a virtual conference room and connections thereto by at least an initiating participant, a recipient participant, and a non-recipient participant. The embodiment may also include detecting a gesture by the initiating participant indicating at least a private communication. The embodiment may further include determining the recipient participant of the private communication. The embodiment may also include altering a user interface of the virtual conference room, of the initiating participant and the recipient participant, to display an indication of the private communication. The embodiment may further include transmitting a message from the initiating participant to the recipient participant.