Group details of group services
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive an indication of a communication provided by a first user of a plurality of user identities, the plurality of user identities associated with respective individuals to which the first user initiates the communication;
in response to receiving the indication of the communication provided by the first user, a) receive a group detail indicator generated in response to the indication of the communication, wherein the group detail indicator provides information on at least an identity of a group; and
b) cause the communication to be made available to the plurality of user identities based on the group detail indicator; and
generate at least one message header compliant with a signaling protocol or at least one session description compliant with a media streaming protocol, wherein a uniform resource identifier or a uniform resource locator address is configured to be included in the at least one message header or the at least one session description, wherein the signaling protocol is a protocol session initiation protocol (SIP) or the media streaming protocol is a session description protocol (SDP) and wherein an indication that the group is ad-hoc is included in an SIP header field added to the SIP, or the group type parameter is included in an SDP attribute added to the SDP.
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Abstract
A group detail indicator is provided that relates to group communication in a communication system. The group detail indicator provides information on at least an identity of a group and a type of the group. The group detail indicator also is attached to one of a request to initiate a group communication session and an instant messaging request.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive an indication of a communication provided by a first user of a plurality of user identities, the plurality of user identities associated with respective individuals to which the first user initiates the communication; in response to receiving the indication of the communication provided by the first user, a) receive a group detail indicator generated in response to the indication of the communication, wherein the group detail indicator provides information on at least an identity of a group; and
b) cause the communication to be made available to the plurality of user identities based on the group detail indicator; andgenerate at least one message header compliant with a signaling protocol or at least one session description compliant with a media streaming protocol, wherein a uniform resource identifier or a uniform resource locator address is configured to be included in the at least one message header or the at least one session description, wherein the signaling protocol is a protocol session initiation protocol (SIP) or the media streaming protocol is a session description protocol (SDP) and wherein an indication that the group is ad-hoc is included in an SIP header field added to the SIP, or the group type parameter is included in an SDP attribute added to the SDP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a communication provided by a first user of a plurality of user identities, the plurality of user identities associated with respective individuals to which the first user initiates the communication; in response to receiving the indication of the communication provided by the first user, a) receiving a group detail indicator generated in response to the indication of the communication, wherein the group detail indicator provides information on at least an identity of a group; and
b) with a processor, causing the communication to be made available to the plurality of user identities based on the group detail indicator; andgenerating at least one message header compliant with a signaling protocol or at least one session description compliant with a media streaming protocol, wherein a uniform resource identifier or a uniform resource locator address is configured to be included in the at least one message header or the at least one session description, wherein the signaling protocol is a protocol session initiation protocol (SIP) or the media streaming protocol is a session description protocol (SDP) and wherein an indication that the group is ad-hoc is included in an SIP header field added to the SIP, or the group type parameter is included in an SDP attribute added to the SDP. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions to:
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receive an indication of a communication provided by a first user of a plurality of user identities, the plurality of user identities associated with respective individuals to which the first user initiates the communication; in response to receiving the indication of the communication provided by the first user, a) receive a group detail indicator, wherein the group detail indicator generated in response to the indication of the communication provides information on at least an identity of a group; and
b) cause the communication to be made available to the plurality of user identities based on the group detail indicator; andgenerate at least one message header compliant with a signaling protocol or at least one session description compliant with a media streaming protocol, wherein a uniform resource identifier or a uniform resource locator address is configured to be included in the at least one message header or the at least one session description, wherein the signaling protocol is a protocol session initiation protocol (SIP) or the media streaming protocol is a session description protocol (SDP) and wherein an indication that the group is ad-hoc is included in an SIP header field added to the SIP, or the group type parameter is included in an SDP attribute added to the SDP. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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