Conversation privacy for third party applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12155704-B2
Application number	US-202318507292-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2023
Priority date	Sep 24, 2020
Publication date	Nov 26, 2024
Grant date	Nov 26, 2024

Abstract

The disclosure pertains to techniques for collaborating in a multiuser communication session, including, at a first device, receiving a request to launch a first application in a multiuser communication session with a second device; presenting an environment of the first application in the multiuser communication session; receiving, by one or more processes of the multiuser communication session, data from the first user, the data including input data and first communications data; providing, by the one or more processes, the input data to the first application; providing, by the one or more processes, the first communications data to the second device; receiving, by the one or more processes, second communications data from the second device; and presenting, by the one or more processes, the second communications data in the environment of the first application, wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the first communications data and second communications data.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for collaborating in a multiuser communication session, comprising:
receiving a request to launch a first application in a multiuser communication session in which a first device and a second device are active;
receiving, by the first device, data including input data and first communication data;
providing, by the first device, the input data to the first application; and
transmitting, to the second device, the first communication data, wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the first communication data.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the first device, second communication data from the second device; and
presenting, by the first device the second communication data with the first application,
wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the second communication data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the first communication data in accordance with a determination that the first application is not trusted application.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising launching, by the first device, the first application in an extended reality computing environment in accordance with the receiving the request to launch the first application, wherein the first communication data is transmitted by the extended reality computing environment without providing the first communication data to the first application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input data is configured to control a functionality of the first application.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication data comprises identifiable information related to a user of the first device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication data comprises voice audio data received from a user of the first device.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable code executable by one or more processors to:
receive a request to launch a first application in a multiuser communication session in which a first device and a second device are active;
receive, by the first device data including input data and first communication data;
provide, by the first device, the input data to the first application; and
transmit, to the second device, the first communication data, wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the first communication data.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising computer readable code to:
receive, by the first device, second communication data from the second device; and
present, by the first device, the second communication data with the first application,
wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the second communication data.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the first communication data in accordance with a determination that the first application is not trusted application.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising computer readable code to launch the first application in an extended reality computing environment in accordance with receiving the request to launch the first application, wherein the first communication data is transmitted by the extended reality computing environment without providing the first communication data to the first application.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the input data is configured to control a functionality of the first application.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first communication data comprises identifiable information related to a user of the first device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first communication data comprises voice audio data received from a user of the first device.

15. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable code executable by one or more processors to:
receive a request to launch a first application in a multiuser communication session in which a first device and a second device are active;
receive, by the first device, data including input data and first communication data;
provide, by the first device, the input data to the first application; and
transmit, to the second device, the first communication data, wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the first communication data.

16. The system of claim 15 , further comprising computer readable code to:
receive, by the first device, second communication data from the second device; and
present, by the first device, the second communication data with the first application,
wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the second communication data.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first application is restricted from accessing the first communication data in accordance with a determination that the first application is not trusted application.

18. The system of claim 15 , further comprising computer readable code to launch the first application in an extended reality computing environment in accordance with receiving the request to launch the first application, wherein the first communication data is transmitted by the extended reality computing environment without providing the first communication data to the first application.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first communication data comprises identifiable information related to a user of the first device.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first communication data comprises voice audio data received from a user of the first device.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Deliz Centeno Luis R
• Cerra Joseph P

Classifications

• H04N7/157

  defining a virtual conference space and using avatars or agents (computer conference optimisation or adaptation H04L12/1827) · CPC title

• H04L65/1089

  by adding media; by removing media · CPC title

• H04L65/403 Primary

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• H04L12/1827 Primary

  Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation · CPC title