Managing conference communication in a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for managing communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of access requests, wherein at least one access request of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predefined indication whether the at least one access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource;
verifying the plurality of access requests for the predefined indication; and
handling the plurality of access requests based on a predefined policy, wherein the predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as a criterion.
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Abstract
A method manages communication over a shared resource in a communication system. A plurality of access requests are received, wherein at least one of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predefined indication whether the access request relates to a topic currently communicated over the shared resource or not. The plurality of access requests are verified for the predefined indication and are handled based on a predefined policy, wherein the predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as one criterion. A managing entity and a communication system are configured to execute the method. A communication device is configured to create an access request provided with the predefined indication.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for managing communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of access requests, wherein at least one access request of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predefined indication whether the at least one access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource;
verifying the plurality of access requests for the predefined indication; and
handling the plurality of access requests based on a predefined policy, wherein the predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as a criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, said program configured to control a computer to perform the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of access requests, wherein at least one access request of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predetermined indication whether the at least one access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource;
verifying the plurality of access requests for the predefined indication; and
handling the plurality of access requests based on a predefined policy, wherein the predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as a criterion.
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16. A method for requesting an access for communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the method comprising:
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creating an access request provided with a predefined indication whether the access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource; and
sending the access request to a managing entity managing an access for communication. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, said program configured to control a computer to perform the steps of:
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creating an access request provided with a predetermined indication whether the access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource; and
sending the access request to a managing entity managing an access for communication.
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23. A managing entity for managing communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the managing entity configured to:
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receive a plurality of access requests, wherein at least one access request of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predefined indication whether the at least one access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource;
verify the plurality of access requests for the predefined indication; and
handle the plurality of access requests based on a predefined policy, wherein the predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as a criterion. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A managing entity managing conference communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the managing entity comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a plurality of access requests, wherein at least one access request of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predefined indication whether the at least one access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource;
verifying means for verifying the plurality of access requests for the predefined indication; and
handling means for handling the plurality of access requests based on a predefined policy, wherein the predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as a criterion.
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39. A communication system comprising:
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a managing entity to manage communication over a shared resource, wherein said managing entity is configured to receive a plurality of access requests, wherein at least one access request of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predefined indication whether the at least one access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource, verify the plurality of access requests for the predefined indication, and handle the plurality of access requests based on a predefined policy, wherein the predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as a criterion.
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40. A communication device configured to participate in communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the communication device configured to:
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create an access request provided with a predefined indication whether the access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource in a communication system; and
send the access request to a managing entity that manages conference communication over the shared resource. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A communication device configured to participate in communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the communication device comprising:
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creating means for creating an access request provided with a predefined indication whether the access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource in a communication system; and
sending means for sending the access request to a server that manages conference communication over the shared resource. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A communication device configured to participate in communication over a shared resource in a communication system, the communication device configured to:
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create an access request provided with a predefined indication whether the access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource in a communication system; and
send the access request to a managing entity that manages conference communication over the shared resource. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A user interface for a communication device, the user interface comprising:
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control means for allowing a user to indicate a selection;
detecting means for detecting the selection of the user; and
communicating means for communicating the selection of the user to a creating means of the communication device for creating an access request provided with a predefined indication whether the access request relates to a topic currently communicated over a shared resource in a communication system, wherein the predefined indication gets a value from the selection of the user.
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50. A communication system comprising:
a managing entity to manage communication over a shared resource, wherein said managing entity includes receiving means for receiving a plurality of access requests, wherein at least one access request of the plurality of access requests is provided with a predefined indication whether the at least one access request relates to a topic currently communicated over the shared resource, verifying means for verifying the plurality of access requests for the predefined indication, and handling means for handling the plurality of access requests based on a predefined policy utilizes the predefined indication as a criterion.
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