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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Sprint Spectrum L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Lyle T. Bertz, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Joao C. Teixeira De Magalhaes, Shawnee, KS (US);
Von K. McConnell, Leawood, KS (US);
Lyle W. Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Stephen J. Bye, Atlanta, GA (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for admitting new participants to an ongoing conference session. In one example, a conference server hosting a conference session may receive a request for a UE to join the ongoing conference session. In response to receiving such a request, the conference server may determine whether to admit the UE to the ongoing conference session as a full participant or as a partial participant. When the conference server determines to admit the UE as a full participant, the conference server establishes a conference leg with the UE and permits the UE to communicate with each and every current participant of the ongoing conference session. However, when the conference server determines to admit the UE as a partial participant, the conference server may establish a conference leg with the UE and may permit the UE to communicate with just some of the ongoing conference's current participants.