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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Circosta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Adam Y. Syed, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew J. Daley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Andrew J. Ringer, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Frederic Jacobs, St. Sulpice, CH;
Jad Osseiran, San Francisco, CA (US);
Justin R. Etzine, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark M. Xue, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nelson M. Leduc, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert B. Mcindoe, San Jose, CA (US);
Zak C. Wegweiser, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject technology include receiving, by a first device, a voucher data item, from a second device that is participating in a group communication session with at least a third device and providing, by the first device, the voucher data item to at least the third device to verify that the first device is vouched for by the second device for participation in the group communication session. The voucher data item may include participant information associated with participation of the second device in the group communication session. The voucher data item may also be signed with a key associated with the second device.