Method of identifying and conveying a role associated with users in a communication
First Claim
1. A method for identifying and conveying a role of a first user relative to a second user in a communication, the method comprising at a communication server:
- receiving an indication at a server that a communications has been originated from the first user to the second user through a communication system;
determining by the server, an identity of the first user that is originating the communication to the second user through the communication system;
determining an identity of the second user that is receiving the communications from the first user;
determining, by the server, a relationship created between the first user and the second user;
determining, by the server an associated role of the first user relative to the relationship between the first user and the second user; and
conveying the associated role to the second user through the communication system as part of the communications from the first user to the second user, wherein conveying the associated role to the second user comprises conveying the associated role by one or more of replacing an identifier of the first user in a messaging between the first user and the second user, adding additional headers to a messaging between the first user and the second user, conveying the associated role in a floor control signaling embedding information regarding the associated role in a media or communication signal exchanged between the first user and the second user, and including the associated role in a payload of a packet sent to the second user.
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Abstract
A method for identifying and conveying a role of a first user relative to a second user in a communication comprises using a communication server to determine an identity of the first user, determine an identity of the second user, determine a relationship between the first user and the second user, determine an associated role with the first user relative to the relationship between the first user and the second user, and convey the associated role of the first user relative to the relationship to the second user. The communication server receives an indication that a communication between the users is initiated. The communication server and/or a source are configured for tracking one or more of the identities, relationships, and roles of the first and second users. Each user may have a plurality of roles and the identity and roles may by fixed or dynamically assigned.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for identifying and conveying a role of a first user relative to a second user in a communication, the method comprising at a communication server:
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receiving an indication at a server that a communications has been originated from the first user to the second user through a communication system; determining by the server, an identity of the first user that is originating the communication to the second user through the communication system; determining an identity of the second user that is receiving the communications from the first user; determining, by the server, a relationship created between the first user and the second user; determining, by the server an associated role of the first user relative to the relationship between the first user and the second user; and conveying the associated role to the second user through the communication system as part of the communications from the first user to the second user, wherein conveying the associated role to the second user comprises conveying the associated role by one or more of replacing an identifier of the first user in a messaging between the first user and the second user, adding additional headers to a messaging between the first user and the second user, conveying the associated role in a floor control signaling embedding information regarding the associated role in a media or communication signal exchanged between the first user and the second user, and including the associated role in a payload of a packet sent to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for conveying at least one role to a plurality of users in a communication, the apparatus comprising:
a communication server, receiving an indication at a server that a communications has been originated from a first user to the plurality of users through a communication system, the communication server configured for determining at least one identity of each of a plurality of users receiving the communications from the first user, determining a relationship created between the plurality of users and the first user based on the identities of the plurality of users, determining at least one role for the plurality of users based on the relationship created between the plurality of users and the first user, and conveying the at least one role to each of the plurality of users through the communication system as part of the communications from the first user to the plurality of users, wherein the communication server configured to convey the at least one role to the second user by conveying the at least one role by one or more of replacing an identifier of the first user in a messaging between the first user and the second user, adding additional headers to a messaging between the first user and the second user, conveying the at least one role in a floor control signaling, embedding information regarding the at least one role in a media or communication signal exchanged between the first user and the second user, and including the at least one role in a payload of a packet sent to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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