Method and apparatus for providing multiparty participation and management for a text message session
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a server, for managing a text messaging session between a caller device and a plurality of responding devices, the method comprising:
- establishing the text messaging session, which establishes a media path for exchanging text messages between the caller device and a single device having a device identifier known to the caller device, wherein the session is established in response to a call from the caller device;
joining multiple responding devices to the text messaging session,establishing a real-time text messaging session between the multiple responding devices wherein each responding device sees in real time contents of the other responding device'"'"'s text messages being typed before any text message is sent to the caller device;
receiving text messages from the multiple responding devices;
sending, over the media path to the caller device, a set of text messages based on the text messages received from the multiple responding devices;
wherein the multiple responding devices comprises a first responding device that sends a first text message at a first time and a second responding device that sends a second text message at a second and subsequent time, wherein sending the set of text messages comprises;
determining that a time interval between the first and second times is shorter than a threshold time interval; and
applying at least one rule to determine at least one of the first or the second text messages to send to the caller device;
wherein the at least one rule comprises at least one of;
sending the first text message, and providing an indication to the second responding device that the second text message was not sent;
sending the second text message to the caller device when the second responding device has assigned an override-drop status to the second text message;
determining a role of an operator using the second responding device, and determining, based on the role, whether to send the second text message;
orsending the first text message and delaying sending the second text message to the caller device by a delay time interval.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provides for multiparty participation and management in text messaging sessions. The method includes a server establishing a text messaging session, which establishes a media path for exchanging text messages between a caller device and a single device having a device identifier known to the caller device, wherein the session is established in response to a call from the caller device. The server further joins multiple responding devices to the text messaging session, receives text messages from the multiple responding devices, and sends, over the media path to the caller device, a set of text messages based on the text messages received from the multiple responding devices.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a server, for managing a text messaging session between a caller device and a plurality of responding devices, the method comprising:
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establishing the text messaging session, which establishes a media path for exchanging text messages between the caller device and a single device having a device identifier known to the caller device, wherein the session is established in response to a call from the caller device; joining multiple responding devices to the text messaging session, establishing a real-time text messaging session between the multiple responding devices wherein each responding device sees in real time contents of the other responding device'"'"'s text messages being typed before any text message is sent to the caller device; receiving text messages from the multiple responding devices; sending, over the media path to the caller device, a set of text messages based on the text messages received from the multiple responding devices; wherein the multiple responding devices comprises a first responding device that sends a first text message at a first time and a second responding device that sends a second text message at a second and subsequent time, wherein sending the set of text messages comprises; determining that a time interval between the first and second times is shorter than a threshold time interval; and applying at least one rule to determine at least one of the first or the second text messages to send to the caller device; wherein the at least one rule comprises at least one of; sending the first text message, and providing an indication to the second responding device that the second text message was not sent; sending the second text message to the caller device when the second responding device has assigned an override-drop status to the second text message; determining a role of an operator using the second responding device, and determining, based on the role, whether to send the second text message;
orsending the first text message and delaying sending the second text message to the caller device by a delay time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for coordinating text messages from a plurality of operator devices to determine a text message to send to an emergency caller device, the apparatus comprising:
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a processing device adapted to establish an emergency text messaging session, which establishes a media path between the apparatus and the emergency caller device, and adapted to establish a call leg to the session for each of a first operator device and a second operator device; and an interface adapted to receive a first text message from the first operator device and a second text message from the second operator device and provide real-time messaging between the first and the second operators such that each operator device sees contents of the other operator'"'"'s text messages being typed in real time before any text message is sent to the emergency caller device; wherein the processing device is further adapted to apply a set of rules to the first and the second text messages to determine at least one text message to send to the emergency caller device; and wherein the interface is further adapted to send the at least one text message to the emergency caller device, wherein each text message sent to the emergency caller device is associated with a same identifier; wherein the set of rules comprises at least one of; a rule to send a first text message from a first responding device, and provide an indication to a second responding device that a second text message was not sent; a rule to send a second text message from the second responding device when the second responding device has assigned an override-drop status to the second text message; a rule to send either the first or the second text message based on a role of the first or the second responding device;
ora rule to send the first text message delay sending the second text message by a delay time interval. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A non-transient computer-readable storage element having computer-readable code stored thereon for programming a computer to perform a method for managing a text messaging session between a caller device and multiple responding devices, the method comprising:
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establishing the text messaging session, which establishes a media path for sending text messages between the caller device and a single destination device, wherein the session is established in response to a call from the caller device; joining the multiple responding devices to the text messaging session wherein the multiple responding devices are joined in a real-time manner such that each responding device sees contents of the other responding device'"'"'s text messages being typed in real time before any text message is sent to the caller device; receiving text messages from the multiple responding devices; applying a set of rules to the text messages received from the multiple responding devices to determine a set of text messages to send to the caller device; and sending the set of text messages over the media path to the caller device, wherein each text message in the set of text messages is associated with the same identifier; wherein the set of rules comprises at least one of; a rule to send a first text message from a first responding device, and provide an indication to a second responding device that a second text message was not sent; a rule to send a second text message from the second responding device when the second responding device has assigned an override-drop status to the second text message; a rule to send either the first or the second text message based on a role of the first or the second responding device;
ora rule to send the first text message delay sending the second text message by a delay time interval. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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