Providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorChristopher Pearce
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Abstract
Providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session involves establishing a communication session between at least two endpoints. A request to add an added endpoint to the communication session is received. A procedure to provide an announcement to the endpoints of the communication session is initiated. The announcement is played in response to determining a status of a media path of the added endpoint, and is provided from a rendering of a participant identifier associated with the added endpoint.
Claims24
A method for providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session, comprising:
- establishing a communication session between at least two endpoints;
- receiving a request to add an added endpoint to the communication session;
- and
- initiating a procedure to provide an announcement to the endpoints of the communication session, the announcement played in response to determining a status of a media path of the added endpoint, the announcement provided from a rendering of a participant identifier associated with the added endpoint.
A system for providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session, comprising:
- an interface operable to communicate with at least two endpoints;
- and
- one or more first processors operable to:
- establish a communication session between the at least two endpoints;
- receive a request to add an added endpoint to the communication session;
- and
- initiate a procedure to provide an announcement to the endpoints of the communication session, the announcement played in response to determining a status of a media path of the added endpoint, the announcement provided from a rendering of a participant identifier associated with the added endpoint.
A system for providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session, comprising:
- a conference controller operable to:
- establish a communication session between the at least two endpoints;
- receive a request to add an added endpoint to the communication session;
- and
- initiate a procedure to provide an announcement to the endpoints of the communication session, the announcement played in response to determining a status of a media path of the added endpoint, the announcement provided from a rendering of a participant identifier associated with the added endpoint;
- and
- an announcer in communication with the conference controller and operable to:
- play the announcement using the rendering.
A system for providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session, comprising:
- means for establishing a communication session between at least two endpoints;
- means for receiving a request to add an added endpoint to the communication session;
- and
- means for initiating a procedure to provide an announcement to the endpoints of the communication session, the announcement played in response to determining a status of a media path of the added endpoint, the announcement provided from a rendering of a participant identifier associated with the added endpoint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.