Controlling delivery of notifications in real-time communications based on communication channel state
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of indicating to at least one user whether an audio communication channel is being recorded, comprising:
- determining, responsive to a current value of at least one communication state variable, whether said audio communication channel can currently be reliably used to indicate to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, said current value of said at least one communication state variable indicating whether an audio output on a client system associated with said user is currently muted; and
selecting, responsive to a determination that said audio communication channel cannot currently be reliably used to indicate to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded because said audio output on said client system associated with said user is currently muted, an alternative delivery option for indicating to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, wherein said alternative delivery option comprises a window generated in a display device on said client system associated with said user, and wherein said window visually indicates whether said audio communication channel is being recorded.
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Abstract
A critical notification is reliably delivered to at least one participant in a real-time communication session. A candidate delivery channel is selected, and a set of one or more communication state variables associated with the candidate delivery channel are identified. Current values associated with the communication state variables and determined, and a determination is made as to whether the current values associated with the communication state variables indicate that the notification can currently be reliably delivered using the candidate delivery channel. If the notification cannot currently be reliably delivered using the candidate delivery channel, an alternative delivery option is selected that may include using an alternative delivery channel and/or delaying delivery of the notification.
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1. A computer implemented method of indicating to at least one user whether an audio communication channel is being recorded, comprising:
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determining, responsive to a current value of at least one communication state variable, whether said audio communication channel can currently be reliably used to indicate to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, said current value of said at least one communication state variable indicating whether an audio output on a client system associated with said user is currently muted; and selecting, responsive to a determination that said audio communication channel cannot currently be reliably used to indicate to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded because said audio output on said client system associated with said user is currently muted, an alternative delivery option for indicating to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, wherein said alternative delivery option comprises a window generated in a display device on said client system associated with said user, and wherein said window visually indicates whether said audio communication channel is being recorded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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4. A computer implemented method of indicating to at least one user whether an audio communication channel is being recorded, comprising:
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determining, responsive to a current value of at least one communication state variable, whether said audio communication channel can currently be reliably used to indicate to said end user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, said current value of said at least one communication state variable indicating whether said audio communication channel is currently on hold; and selecting, responsive to a determination that said audio communication channel cannot currently be reliably used to indicate to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded because said audio communication channel is currently on hold, an alternative delivery option for indicating to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, wherein said alternative delivery option comprises a window generated in a display device on said client system associated with said user, and wherein said window visually indicates whether said audio communication channel is being recorded. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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