Providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session
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1. A method for announcing a joined party in a multiparty communication session, comprising:
- establishing, by a conference controller, a communication session between at least a first endpoint and a second endpoint;
receiving, by the conference controller, a request to add a third endpoint to the communication session;
determining that a media path for the third endpoint is valid; and
initiating, by the conference controller, a procedure to have the third endpoint to retrieve an audio rendering of the participant identifier and provide an audio announcement announcing a participant identifier of the third endpoint to the at least first and second endpoints of the communication session in response to determining that the media path of the third endpoint is valid, the announcement provided from the audio rendering of the participant identifier associated with the third endpoint, and wherein initiating the procedure to provide the announcement to the at least first and second endpoints of the communication session further comprises;
instructing the third endpoint to provide the announcement after sending a stream over the media path.
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Abstract
Providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session involves establishing a communication session between at least two endpoints. A request to add an added endpoint to the communication session is received. A procedure to provide an announcement to the endpoints of the communication session is initiated. The announcement is played in response to determining a status of a media path of the added endpoint, and is provided from a rendering of a participant identifier associated with the added endpoint.
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1. A method for announcing a joined party in a multiparty communication session, comprising:
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establishing, by a conference controller, a communication session between at least a first endpoint and a second endpoint; receiving, by the conference controller, a request to add a third endpoint to the communication session; determining that a media path for the third endpoint is valid; and initiating, by the conference controller, a procedure to have the third endpoint to retrieve an audio rendering of the participant identifier and provide an audio announcement announcing a participant identifier of the third endpoint to the at least first and second endpoints of the communication session in response to determining that the media path of the third endpoint is valid, the announcement provided from the audio rendering of the participant identifier associated with the third endpoint, and wherein initiating the procedure to provide the announcement to the at least first and second endpoints of the communication session further comprises; instructing the third endpoint to provide the announcement after sending a stream over the media path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session, comprising:
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an interface operable to communicate with at least a plurality of endpoints; and one or more first processors operable to; establish a communication session between at least a first endpoint and a second endpoint; receive a request to add a third endpoint to the communication session; determine that a media path for the third endpoint is valid according to a valid media path indicator; and initiate a procedure to have the third endpoint retrieve an audio rendering of the participant identifier and provide an audio announcement announcing a participant identifier of the third endpoint to the at least first and second endpoints of the communication session in response to determining that the media path of the third endpoint is valid, the announcement provided from the audio rendering of the participant identifier associated with the third endpoint, wherein initiating the procedure to provide the audio announcement to the first and second endpoints of the communication session comprises instructing the third endpoint to provide the audio announcement comprising the audio rendering after sending a stream over the media path. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session, comprising:
a conference controller operable to; establish a communication session between at least a first endpoint and a second endpoint; receive a request to add a third endpoint to the communication session; determine that a media path for the third endpoint is valid according to a valid media path indicator; and initiate a procedure to have the third endpoint retrieve an audio rendering of the participant identifier and provide an audio announcement announcing the participant identifier of the added endpoint to the endpoints of the communication session in response to determining that the media path of the third endpoint is valid, the announcement provided from the audio rendering of the participant identifier associated with the third endpoint, and wherein initiating the procedure to provide the audio announcement to the first and second endpoints of the communication session comprises instructing the third endpoint to provide the audio announcement comprising the audio rendering after sending a stream over the media path. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing an announcement for a multiparty communication session, comprising:
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means for establishing, by one or more first processors, a communication session between at least a first endpoint and a second endpoint; means for receiving, by the one or more first processors, a request to add a third endpoint to the communication session; means for determining, by the one or more first processors, that a media path for the third endpoint is valid according to a valid media path indicator; and means for initiating, by the one or more first processors, a procedure to have the third endpoint retrieve an audio rendering of the and provide an audio announcement announcing the participant identifier of the third endpoint to the first and second endpoints of the communication session in response to determining that the media path of the third endpoint is valid, the announcement provided from the audio rendering of the participant identifier associated with the third endpoint, and wherein means for initiating the procedure to provide the audio announcement to the first and second endpoints of the communication session comprises; means for instructing the third endpoint to provide the audio announcement comprising the audio rendering after sending a stream over the media path.
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