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Collaboration techniques between parties using one or more communication modalities

  • US 10,447,788 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2015
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • prioritizing, by a collaboration node, each modality of communication accessible by at least a first user and a second user based on one or more communication characteristics in a collaboration profile, the collaboration profile having a default level preference and a user level preference, the one or more communication characteristics including a frequency of interaction between the first user and the second user;

    monitoring, by the collaboration node, communication characteristics of a communication session conducted in a first modality of communication between the first user and the second user;

    determining, by the collaboration node, a second modality of communication accessible to the first user and the second user having a higher priority than the first modality of communication based on the collaboration profile and the communication characteristics for the communication session;

    notifying, by the collaboration node, at least one of the first user or the second user when the second modality of communication has the higher priority than the first modality of communication;

    receiving, by the collaboration node, a transfer response from at least one of the first user or the second user in response to the notifying of the at least one of the first user or the second user when the second modality of communication has the higher priority than the first modality of communication, the transfer response indicating at least one of a rejection to transfer or an acceptance to transfer;

    transferring or merging, by the collaboration node, the communication session conducted in the first modality to or with the second modality of communication when the second modality of communication has the higher priority than the first modality of communication and the transfer response indicates the acceptance of the transfer; and

    updating, by the collaboration node, a preference list indicating an ordered preference of each modality of communication accessible by the at least the first user and the second user according to the transfer response.

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