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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2014
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Michael Gisby, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Brian Edward Anthony McColgan, Mississauga, CA;
Christopher Labrador, Waterloo, CA;
Kevin Wilfred Andrewin, Elgin, IL (US);
Nicholas Patrick Alfano, Warwickshire, GB;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method for controlling access by of communication devices to a conference call, the method comprising associating proximity settings with a conference call, the proximity settings indicating a acceptable proximity of other communication devices relative to a selected communication device; sensing by the selected communication device proximity of the other devices within its proximity of the communication device to obtain proximity information; and determining, by a processor, from the obtained proximity information and the proximity settings an action to be performed with reference to the conference call.