Method and system for providing a private conversation channel in a video conference system
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1. A method for providing a private conversation channel in a videoconference session between at least three participants, comprising the steps of:
- providing an ability to send a private invitation to join a private conversation to a subset of the at least three participants of the videoconference session;
providing an ability to receive a private acceptance in response to the private invitation;
providing an ability to exclude non-parties to the private conversation from receiving private messages corresponding to the private conversation;
providing an ability to determine respective locations of each of the at least three participants;
providing an ability to allow the videoconference session to be initiated when a network link between the respective locations has a bandwidth above a pre-specified minimum bandwidth;
providing an ability to evaluate a policy on videoconference sessions when the network link between the respective locations has the bandwidth not above the pre-specified minimum bandwidth; and
providing an ability to reject the private invitation when an initiation of the videoconference session contravenes the policy.
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Abstract
A method for providing a private conversation channel in a videoconference session between at least three participants includes the steps of providing an ability to receive a private acceptance in response to the private invitation and providing an ability to exclude non-parties to the private conversation from receiving private messages corresponding to the private conversation.
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1. A method for providing a private conversation channel in a videoconference session between at least three participants, comprising the steps of:
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providing an ability to send a private invitation to join a private conversation to a subset of the at least three participants of the videoconference session; providing an ability to receive a private acceptance in response to the private invitation; providing an ability to exclude non-parties to the private conversation from receiving private messages corresponding to the private conversation; providing an ability to determine respective locations of each of the at least three participants; providing an ability to allow the videoconference session to be initiated when a network link between the respective locations has a bandwidth above a pre-specified minimum bandwidth; providing an ability to evaluate a policy on videoconference sessions when the network link between the respective locations has the bandwidth not above the pre-specified minimum bandwidth; and providing an ability to reject the private invitation when an initiation of the videoconference session contravenes the policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A system for providing a private conversation channel in a videoconference session between at least three participants, comprising:
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means for sending a private invitation to join a private conversation to a subset of the at least three participants of the videoconference session; means for sending a private acceptance in response to the private invitation; and means for excluding non-parties to the private conversation from receiving private messages corresponding to the private conversation. means for determining respective locations of each of the at least three participants; means for allowing the videoconference session to be initiated when a network link between the respective locations has a bandwidth above a pre-specified minimum bandwidth; means for evaluating a policy on videoconference sessions when the network link between the respective locations has the bandwidth not above the pre-specified minimum bandwidth; and means for rejecting the private invitation when an initiation of the videoconference session contravenes the policy. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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