Collaboration privacy

• US 20130014266A1
• Filed: 07/07/2011
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Inventors: Yeung, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/135,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20130014266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

Generally described, the present disclosure relates to conferences. More specifically, this disclosure relates to collaboration privacy. In one illustrative embodiment, a system is described for conference and other collaborations in which trusted and untrusted parties are present. To retain information privacy within the collaboration, the system determines a context for the conference. From the context, information privacy related groupings can be identified. The system can then determine information privacy measures for those privacy related groupings. The information privacy measures for the groupings can be actuated for the parties within the conference. These measures can include, but are not limited to, visual or audio announcements to trusted parties within the conference. Other information privacy measures can include privacy enabled features such as sidebar conferences between the trusted parties.

Claims

1. A method of establishing privacy in a collaboration comprising:

determining a context shared between at least two parties in a collaboration;

identifying privacy groupings for said at least two parties associated with said context;

determining information privacy measures of said privacy groupings; and

actuating said information privacy measures for said privacy groupings in said collaboration.

2. The method of claim 1, comprises providing a graphical user interface listing a plurality of contexts for said collaboration.

3. The method of claim 1, comprises receiving a generated context from at least one party of said at least two parties or through a computer program and inviting at least one other party of said at least two parties to said collaboration for said context.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein inviting said at least one other party of said at least two parties to said collaboration for said context comprises providing a setup message in a session initiation protocol invite.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining said context comprises identifying whether said at least two parties are on external trunks or internal trunks of an organization and wherein identifying said privacy groupings comprises separating said at least two parties associated with said external trunks from said internal trunks.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining said context comprises identifying whether said at least two parties are members or non-members of an organization and wherein identifying said privacy groupings comprises separating said at least two parties associated with said members from said non-members.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein actuating said information privacy measures comprises providing auditory or visual announcements directed towards at least one privacy grouping that is trusted.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein providing auditory announcements comprises presenting a whisper announcement to said at least one privacy grouping.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein providing visual announcements comprises presenting a message announcement on a display of said at least one privacy grouping.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein providing visual announcements comprises presenting a display change of said at least one privacy grouping.

11. A system comprising:

a server facilitating private collaborations in a conference;

wherein said server identifies trusted and untrusted participants in said conference, said server determining information privacy measures for said trusted participants and actuating said information privacy measures for said trusted participants.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein identifying said trusted and untrusted participants in said conference comprises determining which participants are connected over an internal or external trunk in a communication network.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein identifying said trusted and untrusted participants in said conference comprises examining dialing numbers.

14. The system of claim 11, comprises removing information privacy measures when said participants are all trusted or untrusted.

15. The system of claim 11, comprising establishing sidebar functions for said trusted participants.

16. A communication device comprising:

a notification module;

at least one processor; and

a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said memory storing program instructions that when executed by said processor, causes said processor to;

determine a current context for participation in a conference;

identify groups associated with said current context;

determine privacy measures for said groups;

provide privacy measures through said notification module.

17. The communication device of claim 16, wherein said privacy measures are provided through said notification module when untrusted participants are in said conference.

18. The communication device of claim 16, wherein identifying groups associated with said current context comprises matching undefined external participants of said conference to trust information in a policy system.

19. The communication device of claim 16, wherein said memory storing program instructions, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to determine a new context for participation in said conference, identify new groups associated with said new context and determine new privacy measures for said new groups.

20. The communication device of claim 16, wherein said memory storing program instructions, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to determine new privacy measures for said groups when participants leave or join said conference.