System and method for automatically suggesting or inviting a party to join a multimedia communications session
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsMarcelo Enrique Stockl Cortes, Ryan James Fioravanti
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a system and method for automatically suggesting or inviting a party to join a multimedia communications session. In some embodiments, a first party, which is not currently participating in an existing multimedia communications session, attempts to contact a second party, which is currently participating in the multimedia communications session. In these embodiments, the first party automatically receives a suggestion or invitation to join the multimedia communications session when the first party has permission to join. In some instances, the multimedia communications session is a video conference including audio and video communications.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a plurality of participating client devices participating in a multimedia video communications session;
- a non-participating client device configured to participate in multimedia video communications;
- an intent judging unit configured to determine when a user of the non-participating client device expresses intent to communicate by inputting contact information into the non-participating client device;
- a contact judging unit configured to determine whether the contact information is associated with one of a plurality of user profiles;
- a status judging unit configured to determine whether a user profile is associated with the multimedia video communications session;
- a permission judging unit configured to determine whether the user of the non-participating client device has permission to participate in the multimedia video communications session;
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- a suggestion transmission unit configured to transmit a suggestion to the non-participating client device for the non-participating client device to join the multimedia video communications session.
A method at a client comprising a processor for providing a suggestion to join an existing multimedia video communications session, the method comprising:
- detecting input of contact information into the client;
- determining whether the contact information is associated with a contact stored on a contact list that is accessible by the client;
- determining whether the contact is participating in an existing multimedia video communications session;
- determining whether the client is authorized to participate in the existing multimedia video communications session when the contact is associated with participating in the existing multimedia video communications session;
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- providing a suggestion to the client for the client to join the existing multimedia video communications session when the client is authorized to participate and when a predetermined amount of time from detecting the input of contact information has not elapsed.
A method at a server for providing a suggestion to join an existing multimedia video communications session, the method comprising:
- receiving contact information;
- determining whether the contact information is associated with a contact stored on a contact list that is accessible by the server;
- determining whether the contact is participating in an existing multimedia video communications session;
- determining whether a client is authorized to participate in the existing multimedia video communications session when the contact is participating in the existing multimedia video communications session;
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- transmitting a suggestion to the client for the client to join the existing multimedia video communications session when the client is authorized to participate and when a predetermined amount of time from receiving the contact information has not elapsed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.