USER DETECTION FOR ENHANCED CONFERENCING SERVICES
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting two or more users sharing a user device; and
in response to detecting the two or more users sharing the user device, altering a function of the user device such that the user device utilizes a multi-user rule set defining the operation of the function instead of a single-user rule set defining the operation of the function thereby accommodating a simultaneous use of the user device by the detected two or more users.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided herein which accommodate the sharing of a user device among multiple users. In particular, when multiple users are detected as sharing a user device, functionality of the user device may be altered in accordance with preferences and profiles of the sharing users. Data associated with each sharing user may also be distributed during a communication session according to each user'"'"'s data distribution preferences of each user.
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting two or more users sharing a user device; and in response to detecting the two or more users sharing the user device, altering a function of the user device such that the user device utilizes a multi-user rule set defining the operation of the function instead of a single-user rule set defining the operation of the function thereby accommodating a simultaneous use of the user device by the detected two or more users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions configured to detect two or more users sharing a user device; and instructions configured to alter a function of the user device such that the user device utilizes a multi-user rule set defining the operation of the function instead of a single-user rule set defining the operation of the function thereby accommodating a simultaneous use of the user device by the detected two or more users. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A user device, comprising:
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a user detection module configured to detect two or more users sharing a user device; and a functionality management module configured to alter a function of the user device such that the user device utilizes a multi-user rule set defining the operation of the function instead of a single-user rule set defining the operation of the function thereby accommodating a simultaneous use of the user device by the detected two or more users. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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