Client-managed group communication sessions within a wireless communications system

A method of participating in a communication session that is mediated by a server, comprising:

• maintaining, at a given user equipment (UE) participating in the communication session, an identifier associated with the communication session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session;
• receiving, at the given UE, a request to modify one or more of a given set of control parameters associated with the communication session;
• determining that the given UE belongs to a subset of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session and to which permission to modify the given set of control parameters is restricted;
• granting the received request based on the determination by configuring a member update message to facilitate the requested modification to the one or more of the given set of control parameters, wherein the member update message includes an individual identification of each other UE that is currently participating in the communication session;
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• transmitting the member update message to the server mediating the communication session for delivery to each other UE currently participating in the communication session based on each other UE's respective individual identification contained in the member update message without relying upon the server to track which UEs are currently participating in the communication session.

A user equipment (UE) configured to manage group state information associated with a communication session that is mediated by a server, comprising:

• means for maintaining an identifier associated with the communication session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session;
• means for determining to suppress a participation level of the UE in the communication session;
• means for configuring a member update message to include the communication session identifier and to indicate the suppressed participation level of the UE, wherein the member update message includes an individual identification of each other UE that is currently participating in the communication session;
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• means for transmitting the member update message to the server mediating the communication session for delivery to each other UE currently participating in the communication session based on each other UE's respective individual identification contained in the member update message without relying upon the server to track which UEs are currently participating in the communication session.

A user equipment (UE) configured to participate in a communication session that is mediated by a server, comprising:

• means for maintaining an identifier associated with the communication session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session;
• means for receiving a request to modify one or more of a given set of control parameters associated with the communication session;
• means for determining that the UE belongs to a subset of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session and to which permission to modify the given set of control parameters is restricted;
• means for granting the received request based on the determination by configuring a member update message to facilitate the requested modification to the one or more of the given set of control parameters, wherein the member update message includes an individual identification of each other UE that is currently participating in the communication session;
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• means for transmitting the member update message to the server mediating the communication session for delivery to each other UE currently participating in the communication session based on each other UE's respective individual identification contained in the member update message without relying upon the server to track which UEs are currently participating in the communication session.

A user equipment (UE) configured to manage group state information associated with a communication session that is mediated by a server, comprising:

• logic configured to maintain an identifier associated with the communication session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session;
• logic configured to determine to suppress a participation level of the UE in the communication session;
• logic configured to configure a member update message to include the communication session identifier and to indicate the suppressed participation level of the UE, wherein the member update message includes an individual identification of each other UE that is currently participating in the communication session;
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• logic configured to transmit the member update message to the server mediating the communication session for delivery to each other UE currently participating in the communication session based on each other UE's respective individual identification contained in the member update message without relying upon the server to track which UEs are currently participating in the communication session.

A user equipment (UE) configured to participate in a communication session that is mediated by a server, comprising:

• logic configured to maintain an identifier associated with the communication session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session;
• logic configured to receive a request to modify one or more of a given set of control parameters associated with the communication session;
• logic configured to determine that the UE belongs to a subset of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session and to which permission to modify the given set of control parameters is restricted;
• logic configured to grant the received request based on the determination by configuring a member update message to facilitate the requested modification to the one or more of the given set of control parameters, wherein the member update message includes an individual identification of each other UE that is currently participating in the communication session;
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• logic configured to transmit the member update message to the server mediating the communication session for delivery to each other UE currently participating in the communication session based on each other UE's respective individual identification contained in the member update message without relying upon the server to track which UEs are currently participating in the communication session.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a user equipment (UE) configured to manage group state information associated with a communication session that is mediated by a server, cause the UE to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• program code to maintain an identifier associated with the communication session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session;
• program code to determine to suppress a participation level of the UE in the communication session;
• program code to configure a member update message to include the communication session identifier and to indicate the suppressed participation level of the UE, wherein the member update message includes an individual identification of each other UE that is currently participating in the communication session;
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• program code to transmit the member update message to the server mediating the communication session for delivery to each other UE currently participating in the communication session based on each other UE's respective individual identification contained in the member update message without relying upon the server to track which UEs are currently participating in the communication session.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a user equipment (UE) configured to participate in a communication session that is mediated by a server, cause the UE to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• program code to maintain an identifier associated with the communication session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session;
• program code to receive a request to modify one or more of a given set of control parameters associated with the communication session;
• program code to determine that the UE belongs to a subset of UEs that are currently participating in the communication session and to which permission to modify the given set of control parameters is restricted;
• program code to grant the received request based on the determination by configuring a member update message to facilitate the requested modification to the one or more of the given set of control parameters, wherein the member update message includes an individual identification of each other UE that is currently participating in the communication session;
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• program code to transmit the member update message to the server mediating the communication session for delivery to each other UE currently participating in the communication session based on each other UE's respective individual identification contained in the member update message without relying upon the server to track which UEs are currently participating in the communication session.