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  • US 8,576,996 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2010
  • Issued: 11/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining a proximity determining that a user device is within proximity of an in-progress call between two or more communication devices, further comprising, determining the user device is able to connect to the in-progress call and determining a secondary proximity of the user device to at least one communication device;

    receiving a request from the user device to join the in-progress call;

    determining that the user device is allowed to join the in-progress call; and

    providing the user device with a message which enables the user device to join the in-progress call; and

    wherein determining an acceptable secondary proximity of the user device to the at least one communication device comprises detecting a substantially simultaneous bump between the user device and the at least one communication device.

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