METHOD OF CONTROLLING SHARING OF PARTICIPANT IDENTITY IN A GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSION
First Claim
1. A method for controlling sharing of participant identity in a group communication session, the method comprising establishing a privacy rule for a participant in the group communication session, the privacy rule specifying whether for each of a plurality of identity sharing triggers an identity of the participant is to be shared with other participants in the group communication session.
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Abstract
A system and methods for increasing the granularity of privacy control in a group communication session are presented. A privacy rule is established for a participant in the session. The privacy rule specifies for different identity sharing triggers whether the participant identity is to be shared with other participants in the session. The privacy of the participant is able to be different dependent on the particular identity sharing trigger. The privacy rule is set by participant initiating the session, a separate server, or the participant. In the last case, the participant is able to specify privacy for a media or data stream when requesting the floor to transmit the stream. The identity of the participant is automatically modified dependent on session context information.
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21 Claims
- 1. A method for controlling sharing of participant identity in a group communication session, the method comprising establishing a privacy rule for a participant in the group communication session, the privacy rule specifying whether for each of a plurality of identity sharing triggers an identity of the participant is to be shared with other participants in the group communication session.
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14. A method for controlling privacy among participants in a group communication session, the method comprising:
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distributing a first transmission of the group communication session from a participant in the group communication session to other participants in the group communication session; and distributing to the other participants a second transmission of a different type than the first transmission, wherein whether the participant is identified or hidden to the other participants in relation to the first and second transmission is able to be different for the first and second transmission. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communication device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive different streams from other participants in a group communication session; a processor configured to determine whether an identity of a participant is to be displayed dependent on an identity sharing trigger of the participant such that whether the identity of the participant is to be displayed is able to be different for different identity sharing triggers, the identity sharing triggers including sharing of the identity in a listing of session participants, as an initiating participant of the group communication session, as a source of each of different streams during the group communication session, as a participant with special privileges or a specific function and as a source of information that can be distributed in the group communication session; and a display configured to display the identity of the participant when the identity of the participant is to be displayed and otherwise indicating that the identity sharing trigger for the participant is anonymous.
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