Facilitating communications among message recipients
First Claim
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion; and
signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device at least partly in response to the indication of the first device receiving the message portion during the time interval in which the second device received the message portion.
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Abstract
A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion and signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device.
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70 Claims
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obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion; and signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device at least partly in response to the indication of the first device receiving the message portion during the time interval in which the second device received the message portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14)
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17. A system comprising:
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means for obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion; and means for signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device responsive to the indication of the first device receiving the message portion during the time interval in which the second device received the message portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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circuitry for obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion; and circuitry for signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device responsive to the indication of the first device receiving the message portion during the time interval in which the second device received the message portion.
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49. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion; and signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device responsive to the indication of the first device receiving the message portion during the time interval in which the second device received the message portion.
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69. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more physical media bearing a device-detectable output indicating an occurrence of obtaining an indication of a first device receiving a message portion during a time interval in which a second device received the message portion; and signaling a decision whether to facilitate a signal transfer at least between the first device and the second device responsive to the indication of the first device receiving the message portion during the time interval in which the second device received the message portion.
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