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US 10,594,501 B2Granted
Group communication
AssigneeConversant Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.
InventorsIlkka Westman, Pekka Kuure, Tapio Paavonen, Simo Hyytia, Arto Leppisaari
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Abstract
In order to facilitate group communication using characteristics of a prearranged group but not involving all members of the pre-arranged group, a parameter indicating that the group communication is not intended to all members of the pre-arranged group is added by an inviting group member sending a request to a group server, and the group server, in response to the parameter, is configured to not to invite all members to the group communication.
Claims8
An apparatus for group communication, comprising:
- a communication interface for sending and receiving data;
- a memory for storing instructions to control the apparatus;
- and
- a processor coupled to the communication interface and the memory, the processor configured to, when executing the instructions stored in the memory, cause the apparatus to:
- receive, via the communication interface, a request to establish group communication from a user terminal of an inviting user, the request comprising a parameter indicating that the group communication is intended for a sub-group of a pre-arranged group comprising a predefined plurality of members, the sub-group comprising less than all of the predefined plurality of members, the sub-group having been defined prior to receiving the request, the request further comprising information on members of the intended sub-group;
- and
- for each intended member in the request:
- check whether the intended member is a member of the pre-arranged group,
- send, via the communication interface, a notification for the group communication to the intended member in response to determining that the intended member in the request is a member of the pre-arranged group, and
- send, via the communication device to the user terminal of the inviting user, an error message indicating which intended members of the intended sub-group are not members of the pre-arranged group in response to determining that the intended member in the request is not a member of the pre-arranged group.
7 more elements
A method for a server for group communication comprising:
- receiving, at the server, a request to establish group communication from a user terminal of an inviting user, the request comprising a parameter indicating that the group communication is intended for a sub-group of a pre-arranged group comprising a predefined plurality of members, the sub-group comprising less than all of the predefined plurality of members, the sub-group having been defined prior to receiving the request, the request further comprising information on members of the intended sub-group;
- and
- for each intended member in the request:
- checking, at the server, whether the intended member is a member of the pre-arranged group,
- sending, from the server, a notification for the group communication to the intended member in response to determining that the intended member in the request is a member of the pre-arranged group, and
- sending, to the user terminal of the inviting user, an error message indicating which intended members of the intended sub-group are not members of the pre-arranged group in response to determining that the intended member in the request is not a member of the pre-arranged group.
3 more elements
A method for a server for group communication comprising:
- receiving, at the server, a request to establish group communication from a user terminal of an inviting user, the request comprising a parameter indicating that the group communication is intended for a sub-group of a pre-arranged group comprising a predefined plurality of members, the sub-group comprising less than all of the predefined plurality of members, the sub-group having been defined prior to receiving the request, the request further comprising information on members of the intended sub-group;
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- checking, at the server, whether all members of the intended sub-group is a member of the pre-arranged group,
- sending, from the server, a notification for the group communication to all the members of the intended sub-group in response to determining that every member of the intended sub-group is a member of the pre-arranged group, and
- sending, from the server to the user terminal of the inviting user, an error message indicating which intended members of the intended sub-group are not members of the pre-arranged group in response to determining that the intended member in the request is not a member of the pre-arranged group.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.