Systems, communication endpoints, and related methods for distributing images corresponding to communication endpoints
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- one or more servers configured to communicate with communication endpoints of a communication network, the communication endpoints configured to engage in communication sessions for audibly impaired users with each other, the one or more servers comprising;
a data storage device configured to store;
contact data for each of the communication endpoints of the communication network, the contact data including a contacts list corresponding to each of the communication endpoints; and
image data for each one of the communication endpoints of the communication network, the image data including an image corresponding to each of the communication endpoints, and an image privacy setting corresponding to each image for each of the communication endpoint; and
control circuitry configured to;
determine, for each contact of a first contact list corresponding to a first communication endpoint, whether each image privacy setting permits distribution of its corresponding image to the first communication endpoint for display with the first contacts list on the first communication endpoint;
transmit each image to the first communication endpoint corresponding to each contact of the first contacts list responsive to determining that the image privacy setting permits such distribution;
receive an indication from the first communication endpoint that a first image corresponding thereto should be associated with a different image privacy setting than what is currently associated with the first image;
determine whether the first image should be transmitted to a portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network, as permitted by its different image privacy setting for the first image;
transmit the first image to the portion of the communication endpoints responsive to determining that the different image privacy setting permits the first image to be transmitted to the portion of the communication endpoints;
determine whether the first image should be removed from another portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network, as required by its different image privacy setting; and
transmit instructions to the another portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network responsive to determining that the different image privacy settings for the first image requires that the first image be removed from the another portion of communication endpoints of the communication network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for distributing images corresponding to communication endpoints. A system includes one or more servers configured to determine whether image privacy settings corresponding to images of communication endpoints permit the images to be transmitted to others of the communication endpoints for display with contacts lists of the others of the communication endpoints. A method includes transmitting the data corresponding to the images to the others of the communication endpoints as permitted by the image privacy settings. A communication endpoint is configured to present a contacts list displaying the images corresponding to communication endpoints listed in the contacts list to a user, if permitted by the corresponding image privacy settings. A method of transforming a computing device into a communication endpoint includes storing computer-readable instructions directed to performing actions the communication endpoint is configured to perform, and transmitting the computer-readable instructions to the computing device.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
one or more servers configured to communicate with communication endpoints of a communication network, the communication endpoints configured to engage in communication sessions for audibly impaired users with each other, the one or more servers comprising; a data storage device configured to store; contact data for each of the communication endpoints of the communication network, the contact data including a contacts list corresponding to each of the communication endpoints; and image data for each one of the communication endpoints of the communication network, the image data including an image corresponding to each of the communication endpoints, and an image privacy setting corresponding to each image for each of the communication endpoint; and control circuitry configured to; determine, for each contact of a first contact list corresponding to a first communication endpoint, whether each image privacy setting permits distribution of its corresponding image to the first communication endpoint for display with the first contacts list on the first communication endpoint; transmit each image to the first communication endpoint corresponding to each contact of the first contacts list responsive to determining that the image privacy setting permits such distribution; receive an indication from the first communication endpoint that a first image corresponding thereto should be associated with a different image privacy setting than what is currently associated with the first image; determine whether the first image should be transmitted to a portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network, as permitted by its different image privacy setting for the first image; transmit the first image to the portion of the communication endpoints responsive to determining that the different image privacy setting permits the first image to be transmitted to the portion of the communication endpoints; determine whether the first image should be removed from another portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network, as required by its different image privacy setting; and transmit instructions to the another portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network responsive to determining that the different image privacy settings for the first image requires that the first image be removed from the another portion of communication endpoints of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating one or more servers, the method comprising:
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storing user account data in a data storage device of the one or more servers, the user account data corresponding to user accounts for audibly impaired users of communication endpoints, each of the user accounts associated with one of the communication endpoints, the user account data including data corresponding to; at least one contact list corresponding to each user account and including contact information for contacting others of the communication endpoints; and at least one image corresponding to each user account, each image having one of a plurality of image privacy settings associated therewith that defines conditions whereby the image is permitted to be distributed to the communication endpoints to enable the respective communication endpoints to display the image that corresponds to a contact listed in their respective contacts list; transmitting the data corresponding to the at least one image to the communication endpoints, as permitted by its respective image privacy setting that is associated therewith; receiving an indication from the first communication endpoint that a first image corresponding thereto should be associated with a different image privacy setting than what is currently associated with the first image; determining whether the first image should be transmitted to a portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network, as permitted by its different image privacy setting for the first image; transmitting the first image to the portion of the communication endpoints responsive to determining that the different image privacy setting permits the first image to be transmitted to the portion of the communication endpoints; determining whether the first image should be removed from another portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network, as required by its different image privacy setting; and transmitting instructions to the another portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network responsive to determining that the different image privacy settings for the first image requires that the first image be removed from the another portion of communication endpoints of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system for facilitating communication for audibly-impaired users, the communication system comprising:
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communication endpoints that each have a user account associated therewith, each user account associated with at least one image and at least one contacts list, and each image of the at least one image associated with an image privacy setting for distribution to other communication endpoints; and at least one server configured to; communicate with the communication endpoints; store information corresponding to each user account; receive an indication from a first communication endpoint that a first image corresponding thereto should be associated with a different image privacy setting than what is currently associated with the first image; transmit the first image to a portion of the communication endpoints responsive to determining that the different image privacy setting permits the first image to be transmitted to the portion of the communication endpoints; and transmit instructions to another portion of the communication endpoints of the communication network responsive to determining that the different image privacy settings for the first image requires that the first image be removed from the another portion of communication endpoints of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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