Dynamic muting of communication notifications

A method comprising:

• maintaining, at a communication server, communication connections between a first participant in a session and one or more other participants in the session, the session supported by a communication application;
• relaying a first communication in the session to the first participant,
• tracking a start time of a muting period for the session in response to relaying the first communication,
• calculating a duration of the muting period associated with the first participant, the calculating comprising determining, based on a number of participants in the session of the communication application, the duration of the muting period for the session;
• receiving a second communication in the session designated for the first participant;
• determining that the muting period is active, the determining comprising identifying the tracked start time of the muting period, adding the calculated duration to the tracked start time to specify the muting period, and determining whether the receipt of the communication falls within the specified muting period;
• and
• muting a notification relating to the second communication that would normally be issued to the first participant.

A system comprising:

• a communication server configured to maintain communication connections between a first participant in a session and one or more other participants in the session, the session supported by a communication application, the communication server comprising:
• application logic for relaying a first communication in the session to the first participant;
• timing logic configured to, based on a number of participants in the session of the communication application, determine the duration of a muting period for the session;
• a state server configured to store, for the session of the communication application the first participant is participating in, tracking data identifying a start time of the muting period for the session, the start of the muting period being tracked in response to relaying the first communication;
• and
• muting logic for muting notifications for the session that would normally be issued to the first participant during the muting period for the session, wherein
• the application logic is further configured to receive a second communication sin the session designated for the first participant, and
• the muting logic is further configured to determine that the muting period is active, the determining comprising identifying the tracked start time of the muting period, adding the calculated duration to the tracked start time to specify the muting period, and determining whether the receipt of the communication falls within the specified muting period, and to mute a notification relating to the second communication that would normally be issued to the first participant.