Data exchange sessions using groups of terminals of a first user and at least one terminal of a second user

• US 9,942,280 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2010
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Henry, Katell, Gestraud, Yann
• Primary Examiner(s): BAROT, BHARAT
• Application Number:
  US13/497,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20120254449A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,758 Days
• Field of Search: 709227-228, 709202-203, 370400-401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1066 Session management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066

Abstract

A method, device, program, server and terminal are provided for monitoring a data-exchange session between first terminals belonging to a first user and at least one second terminal belonging to a second user. The method includes, after the first user receives an invitation to establish a session, creating a first group of the first terminals belonging to the first user suitable for enabling the session to be established with the first group.

Claims

1. A control method of controlling a data exchange session between first terminals of a first user and at least one second terminal of a second user, said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, said control method executed by a control device comprising:

after receiving at the control device an invitation to set up a session with said first user from one of the at least one second terminal, creating in the control device a first group of first terminals of the first user suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up between the at least one second terminal and said first group;

establishing said bidirectional communication session between said at least one second terminal of the second user and said first group of first terminals of the first user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to the first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group.

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein said first group comprises a function of a first list of first terminals obtained from said invitation to set up a session as modified by said first list.

3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein said control method includes supplying data received for the first user during the session to the first terminals belonging to said first group.

4. The control method according to claim 1, wherein said method includes displaying data sent by the first user during the session on the first terminals belonging to said first group.

5. The control method according to claim 1, wherein said control method includes managing a history of data exchanges that is independent of the first terminals used by said first user for sending data.

6. A participation method for enabling a first user in a data exchange session between first terminals of a first user and at least one second terminal of a second user, said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, said participation method including:

modifying at a control device an invitation to set up a session with said first user, the modification being suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up between said at least one second terminal of the second user and a first group of first terminals of said first user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to said first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group, said first group being created from said modified invitation.

7. The participation method according to claim 6, wherein said modification includes the control device substituting an address of the first user with a list of first terminals in said invitation to set up a session with the first user.

8. A non-transmissible computer-readable medium including program code instructions stored thereon for executing steps of a method of controlling a data exchange session between first terminals of a first user and at least one second terminal of a second user, when said program is executed by a processor, said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, wherein the method comprises:

after receiving an invitation to set up a session with said first user, creating with the processor a first group of first terminals of the first user suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up with said first group;

establishing said bidirectional communication session between said at least one second terminal of the second user and said first group of first terminals of the first user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to said first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group.

9. A non-transmissible computer-readable medium comprising program code instructions stored thereon for executing steps of a participation method for enabling a first user in a data exchange session between first terminals of a first user and at least one second terminal of a second user, when said program is executed by a processor, said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, wherein the method comprises:

modifying with the processor an invitation to set up a session with said first user, the modification being suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up between said at least one second terminal of the second user and a first group of first terminals of said first user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to said first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group, said first group being created from said modified invitation.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

preferences of a first user stored thereon, the preferences comprising at least the identifiers of first terminals of said first user and at least one preference rule of said first user associated with an address of said first user and configured to enable a first bidirectional communication session to be set up between said at least one second terminal of the second user and a first group of first terminals of said first user and at least one second terminal of a second user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the bidirectional communication session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to the first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group, said first group being from identifiers of said first terminals as a function of a first preference rule.

11. A device for controlling a data exchange session between first terminals of a first user and at least one second terminal of a second user, said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, said control device including:

a control device configured to set up a session with said first user suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up between said at least one second terminal of the second user and said a first group of first terminals of the first user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to said first group sends data during the session, at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group, said first group being created after receiving an invitation to set up a session with said first user.

12. A participation device for enabling a first user to participate in a data exchange session between first terminals of a first user with at least one second terminal of a second user, said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, said participation device comprising:

a control device configured to modify an invitation to set up a session with said first user, said modified invitation being suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up between the at least one second terminal of the second user and a first group of first terminals of said first user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to said first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group, said first group being created from said modified invitation.

13. A server comprising:

at least a first control device configured to control a data exchange session between first terminals of a first user and at least one second terminal of a second user, said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, said first control device acting after receiving an invitation to set up a session with said first user to create a first group of first terminals of the first user suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up between said at least one second terminal of the second user and said first group of first terminals of the first user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data during the session, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to said first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group.

14. A terminal of a first user or of a second user and comprising:

connection device configured to send an invitation to set up a data exchange session between the first user and the second user said data exchange session being a bidirectional communication session, the first user and the second user being distinct, and suitable for enabling said bidirectional communication session to be set up between a first group of first terminals of the first user and at least one second terminal of the second user such that when the at least one second terminal of the second user sends data, each of the first terminals of the first user in the first group receives the data sent by the at least one second terminal of the second user and such that when one first terminal belonging to said first group sends data during the session, the at least one second terminal and each of the other first terminals belonging to said first group receive the data sent by the one first terminal belonging to said first group, said first group being created as a result of said invitation being sent.