Real-Time Conference Transcript Alerts for Relevant Participants

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional communication software services lack the ability to identify users who may enrich a discussion, have an interest in a topic of discussion, or have relevant expertise, and notify them of events occurring in ongoing conferences, limiting the facilitation of ad-hoc communication opportunities.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system that analyzes real-time conference transcripts to identify users based on events and notifies them of relevant discussions, allowing them to join the conference, with conferences configured as always-on or on-demand to facilitate ad-hoc communications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional communication software services are used, then basic conference functionality is provided, but the ability to identify and notify relevant users of ongoing conferences is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to identify and notify relevant usersVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the conference management functionality by separating core conference operations from the intelligent user identification and notification features. The notification system is implemented as a distinct module that analyzes conference content and independently identifies relevant users, allowing the core conference software to remain relatively simple while adding advanced capabilities through modular integration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary notification system that acts as a bridge between ongoing conferences and potential participants. This intermediary component analyzes conference transcripts, identifies relevant users based on keywords and topics, and notifies them without requiring changes to the fundamental conference software architecture, thus resolving the contradiction between enhanced adaptability and system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If real-time transcript analysis is implemented to identify relevant users, then user notification capability is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser notification efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by analyzing only the essential elements of conference transcripts rather than processing every word in detail. It focuses on identifying keywords, topics, and named entities that are most relevant for user matching, performing sufficient analysis to notify relevant users without the computational overhead of complete transcript processing, thus balancing productivity gains with time consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-processing and indexing user profiles, interests, and keywords before conferences occur. When a conference is ongoing, the system matches transcript content against these pre-prepared user profiles rather than analyzing everything from scratch, significantly reducing real-time processing requirements while maintaining efficient user notification capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If conferences are configured as always-on to facilitate ad-hoc communications, then communication flexibility is improved, but resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication flexibilityVSAvoidresource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic conference configurations where conferences can transition between active and dormant states. Conferences remain configurable as always-on for flexibility, but the notification system dynamically adjusts resource allocation based on activity levels, maintaining the ability to facilitate ad-hoc communications while optimizing resource consumption by scaling back processing during periods of low activity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12537704B2Content-based conference notifications

Publication Date: 2026.01.27 ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC

AI summary

Identifying users who may be interested in content of a conference while the conference is ongoing includes generating a real-time transcript of a portion of the ongoing conference. The real-time transcript may be generated using a transcription engine accessing audio of an ongoing conference implemented by a conferencing software. Responsive to detecting that a topic-of-interest associated with a user who is not a current participant of the ongoing conference is referenced within the real-time transcript, a notification indicative of the topic-of-interest and the ongoing conference may be transmitted to a device associated with the user.