Method and system for automating conferencing in a communication session

A method for automating conferencing in a communication session, comprising:

• receiving a request to establish a communication session between a first end-user device and a second end-user device;
• determining one or more third end-user devices associated with the first end-user device that should be notified of the communication session based on configuration settings stored in association with the first end-user device, wherein the one or more third end-user devices are associated with the first end-user device when the one or more third end-user devices are one of (i) pre-registered and stored with an association, (ii) pre-authenticated to tether the one or more third end-user devices to the first end-user device, or (iii) pre-associated with a same user account profile;
• and
• sending a notification message to each of the determined one or more third end-user devices that should be notified to join the established communication session, indicating that a user of each of the one or more devices associated with the first end-user device may at least one of join or listen to the communication session, wherein the user of the first device is not the user of the one or more devices associated with the first end-user device.

A method for automating conferencing in a communication session, comprising:

• receiving, at a third end-user device associated with a first end-user device, a notification of an established communication session between the first end-user device and a second end-user device, wherein the third end-user device is associated with the first end-user device when the third end-user device is one of (i) pre-registered and stored with an association to the first end-user device, (ii) pre-authenticated to tether the third end-user device to the first end-user device, or (iii) pre-associated with a same user account profile, and wherein the notification indicates that a user of the third end-user device may at least one of join or listen to the communication session, wherein the user of the first end-user device is not the user of the one or more devices associated with the third end-user device;
• displaying an indication of the communication session and whether the communication session may be joined based on the notification received;
• sending a request to join the established communication session;
• and
• establishing a conference session with the first end-user device, the second end-user device, and the third end-user device.