US 10,652,286 B1Granted

Constraint based communication sessions

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorsMichael Martin George, Maria Christine Renz, Jeffrey P. Bezos, Gregory Michael Hart, Rohit Prasad, Brian Oliver, Jae Pum Park

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Abstract

Described are systems, methods, and apparatus that enable constraint based communications between two or more devices. For example, a first user of a first device may submit a communication request to establish a communication session with a second user and provide a constraint for that communication session, such as a time-limit (e.g., limit the communication session to five minutes). In such an example, if the second user accepts the communication request with the constraint, a communication session is established and the system monitors the communication session to determine when a condition corresponding to the constraint has been satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, the communication session is terminated by the system.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a communication service and from a first device associated with a first user, a communication request, wherein the communication service is remote from the first device;
processing, at the communication service, the communication request to determine at least:
a second device associated with a second user to be included in a communication session with the first device, wherein the communication service is remote from the second device;
and
a constraint for the communication session, the constraint indicating a time duration for the communication session;
sending, from the communication service, an invitation to the second device, the invitation including an indication of a source of the communication request and an indication of the constraint;
causing, with the communication service, a communication session between the first device and the second device to be established;
sending, from the communication service and to at least one of the first device, the second device, or a third device that is different than the first device and the second device and not included in the communication session, a notification corresponding to the constraint indicating an amount of time remaining in the communication session between the first device and the second device;
determining, at the communication service, that a duration of the communication session satisfies the time duration;
and
in response to determining that the time duration has been satisfied, terminating, by the communication service, the communication session between the first device and the second device.

8 more elements

A computing system, comprising:

one or more processors;
a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to at least:
receive, at a communication service and from a first device associated with a first user, a communication request for a communication session and a constraint for the communication session, the constraint indicating a time duration for the communication session, wherein the communication service is remote from the first device;
send, from the communication service, an invitation to a second device associated with a second user, the invitation including an indication of a source of the communication request and an indication of the constraint, wherein the communication service is remote from the second device;
cause, with the communication service, the communication session to be established between the first device and the second device;
determine, at the communication service, that a condition related to the constraint has been satisfied;
send, from the communication service and to at least one of the first device, the second device, or a third device that is different than the first device and the second device and not included in the communication session, a notification corresponding to the constraint;
determine, at the communication service, that a duration of the communication session satisfies the time duration;
and
in response to the determination that the duration has been satisfied, terminating, by the communication service, the communication session between the first device and the second device.

7 more elements

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a communication service and from a first device, a communication request for a communication session;
sending, from the communication service, an invitation to a second device that is different than the first device, the invitation indicating a source of the communication request, wherein the communication service is remote from the second device;
receiving, at the communication service and from the second device an acceptance and a constraint for the communication session, the constraint indicating at least a duration for the communication session;
causing, with the communication service, the communication session to be established between the first device and the second device;
sending, from the communication service and to at least one of the first device, the second device or a third device that is different than the first device and the second device and not included in the communication session, a notification indicating an amount of the duration remaining in the communication session before a condition related to the constraint is satisfied;
determining, at the communication service, that the condition has been satisfied;
and
in response to determining that the condition has been satisfied, terminating, by the communication service, the communication session.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/374,907Filed 9 Dec 2016 · us provisional application
Priority: 10 Oct 2016
Granted: 12 May 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04L 65/1069
Session management: session establishment or de-establishment
H04L 51/10
Characterised by the inclusion of specific contents: multimedia information
H04L 51/224
Monitoring or handling of messages: providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
H04L 51/234
Monitoring or handling of messages: for tracking messages