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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Rich Gossweiler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ullas Gargi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rich Gossweiler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ullas Gargi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and methods for managing nodes of a synchronous communication conference are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more processors that receive a mute request to mute a first conferencing node. A connected group of users is associated with two or more second conferencing nodes and the two or more second conferencing nodes do not include the first conferencing node. The one or more processors transmit a mute authorization request to at least one conferencing node of the two or more second conferencing nodes associated with the connected group of users. The one or more processors receive a mute authorization response from the at least one conferencing node of the two or more second conferencing nodes and mute a first synchronous communication data stream designated for transmission to the first conferencing node based at least in part on the mute request and the mute authorization response.