Method and system for handling a teleconference

A system operable in a wireless communication system and configured for handling a teleconference, the system comprising a processing circuitry and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said processing circuitry, whereby the system is operative for:

• obtaining digital representations of speech detected from sound captured at a microphone of each of a plurality of communication devices connected to the teleconference;
• receiving, after the obtaining, a request for a parallel discussion from a first of the plurality of communication devices connected to the teleconference, the request for a parallel discussion being with a subgroup of the plurality of communication devices connected to the teleconference;
• based on the received request, setting up a parallel discussion group for the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices, which parallel discussion group is at least partly separated from the teleconference,
• providing the digital representations of speech of the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices only to the devices of the parallel discussion group so that each device of the parallel discussion group is able to play back the digital representations of speech of the other devices of the parallel discussion group, and
• providing the digital representations of speech of the plurality of communication devices except the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices, called remaining teleconference communication devices, to the plurality of communication devices so that each device of the plurality of communication devices is able to play back the digital representations of speech of the other devices of the remaining teleconference communication devices.

A computer program comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which, when executed by at least one processing circuitry of a system of a wireless communication network, configured for handling a teleconference, causes the system to perform the following steps:

• obtaining digital representations of speech detected from sound captured at a microphone of each of a plurality of communication devices connected to the teleconference;
• receiving, after the obtaining, a request for a parallel discussion from a first of the plurality of communication devices connected to the teleconference, the request for a parallel discussion being with a subgroup of the plurality of communication devices connected to the teleconference;
• based on the received request, setting up a parallel discussion group for the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices, which parallel discussion group is at least partly separated from the teleconference,
• providing the digital representations of speech of the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices only to the devices of the parallel discussion group so that each device of the parallel discussion group is able to play back the digital representations of speech of the other devices of the parallel discussion group, and
• providing the digital representations of speech of the plurality of communication devices except the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices, called remaining teleconference communication devices, to the plurality of communication devices so that each device of the plurality of communication devices is able to play back the digital representations of speech of the other devices of the remaining teleconference communication devices.