System and method for providing dynamic presence information as collected by a mobile device
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1. A system for informing a first party in a multi-party communication of the proximity of at least one outside party to a second party in the multi-party communication, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor configured for collecting evidence of the proximity of the at least one outside party to the second party in the multi-party communication;
an analytical mechanism configured for interpreting the evidence collected by the at least one sensor to provide a signal indicating the proximity of the at least one outside party to the second party; and
a transmitter configured for transmitting the signal to a communication device in use by the first party in the multi-party communication.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting proximity of at least one outside party to a multi-party communication includes steps of: receiving presence information of the at least one outside party, wherein the presence information comprises sensor data received from at least one sensor indicating that the outside party is in proximity to a second party; analyzing the sensor data to determine its threat level; and transmitting a signal to the first party, the signal indicating that at least one outside party is in proximity to the second party.
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1. A system for informing a first party in a multi-party communication of the proximity of at least one outside party to a second party in the multi-party communication, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor configured for collecting evidence of the proximity of the at least one outside party to the second party in the multi-party communication; an analytical mechanism configured for interpreting the evidence collected by the at least one sensor to provide a signal indicating the proximity of the at least one outside party to the second party; and a transmitter configured for transmitting the signal to a communication device in use by the first party in the multi-party communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting proximity of at least one outside party to a multi-party communication between a first party and a second party, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving presence information of the at least one outside party, wherein the presence information comprises sensor data received from at least one sensor indicating that the outside party is in proximity to the second party; analyzing the sensor data to determine if the proximity of the outside party to the second party constitutes a threat to privacy of the multi-party communication; determining a level of the threat to privacy of the multi-party communication; and transmitting a signal to a first party, the signal indicating that the at least one outside party is in proximity to the second party and providing the threat level. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium and comprising code that, when executed, causes a computer to perform the following:
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receive presence information of an at least one outside party in a multi-party communication between a first party and a second party, wherein the presence information comprises sensor data received from at least one sensor indicating that the at least one outside party is in proximity to the second party; analyze the sensor data to determine if the proximity of the at least one outside party to the second party constitutes a threat to privacy of the multi-party communication; determining a level of the threat to privacy of the multi-party communication; and transmit a signal to the first party, the signal indicating that the at least one outside party is in proximity to the second party and providing the threat level.
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