ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,684,089, issued on July 14, was assigned to Zoom Communications Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Device location optimization for video conferencing" was invented by Thanh Le Nguyen (Belle Chasse, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sensor data that include ambient qualities of multiple locations within a physical environment is obtained by a device. A location within the physical environment at which to place a participant device to connect to a video conference is determined based on the sensor data. An indication of the location is output for display at the device."

The patent was filed on Sept. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/475,967.

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