Implementing a multi-user communications service
AssigneeCore Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.
InventorsTuija VIKMAN, Tahvo HYOTYLAINEN
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Abstract
A method includes, in response to an action by a first user of a communications system, the action comprising selecting one or more other existing users associated with the first user from a personal list to include the one or more other existing users in an optional communications service to which the first user has subscribed, determining whether any of the one or more other existing users are already a subscriber to the optional communications service, creating a subscription to the optional communications service for at least one of the one or more other existing users that lacks a subscription, and transmitting configuration information to the at least one of the one or more other existing users.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- in response to an action by a first user of a communications system, the action comprising selecting one or more other existing users associated with the first user from a personal list to include the one or more other existing users in an optional communications service to which the first user has subscribed,
- determining whether any of the one or more other existing users are already a subscriber to the optional communications service;
- creating a subscription to the optional communications service for at least one of the one or more other existing users that lacks a subscription;
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- transmitting configuration information to the at least one of the one or more other existing users.
A method comprising:
- requesting, by a terminal of a first user, a subscription to an optional multi-user communications service implemented within a communications system;
- receiving, by the terminal, an inquiry from the communications system whether to prepare the communication system for one or more other existing users to participate in an optional multi-user communications service, wherein the one or more other existing users are associated with the first user and are selected from a personal list of the first user;
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- responding, by the terminal, to the inquiry, wherein, when the terminal responds affirmatively to the inquiry, the communications system is prompted to determine whether any of the one or more other existing users are already a subscriber to the optional communications service to which the first user has subscribed, and to create a subscription to the optional communications service for each of the one or more existing users that lacks a subscription when the terminal responds affirmatively.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, direct the apparatus at least to perform:
- requesting a subscription for a first user to an optional multi-user communications service implemented within a communications system;
- receiving an inquiry from the communications system whether to prepare the communication system for one or more other existing users to participate in the optional multi-user communications service to which the first user has subscribed, wherein the one or more other existing users are associated with the first user and are selected from a personal list of the first user;
- and
- responding to the inquiry, wherein, when the apparatus responds affirmatively to the inquiry, the communications system is prompted to determine whether any of the one or more other existing users are already a subscriber to the optional communications service, and to create a subscription to the optional communications service for each of the one or more existing users that lacks a subscription when the apparatus responds affirmatively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.