Intelligent determination of whether to initiate a communication session for a user based on proximity to client device

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a client device, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, at a client device, a request to initiate a communication session with a particular user that is registered with the client device;
• determine, using a sensor of the client device, that the particular user is proximate to the client device;
• determine whether an additional user is proximate to the client device;
• in response to determining that the additional user is proximate to the client device, determine a setting of the particular user that is associated with the additional user;
• select a device of the particular user based on the setting;
• and
• transmit the request to the selected device.

A system comprising:

• memory with instructions encoded thereon;
• and
• one or more processors that, when executing the instructions, are caused to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, at a client device, a request to initiate a communication session with a particular user that is registered with the client device;
• determining, using a sensor of the client device, that the particular user is proximate to the client device;
• determining whether an additional user is proximate to the client device;
• in response to determining that the additional user is proximate to the client device, determining a setting of the particular user that is associated with the additional user;
• selecting a device of the particular user based on the setting;
• and
• transmitting the request to the selected device.