Patent ID: 9525651
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for leaving a message for a user in a multimedia session environment, comprising: receiving at a server from a first endpoint a requested list of at least one second endpoint desired to participate in the multimedia session; determining a status of the at least one second endpoint at the server; and transmitting from the server a message to a user at the at least one second endpoint, responsive to determining that the status of the at least one second endpoint is such that the at least one second endpoint is unavailable to participate in the multimedia session, wherein the message invites the user to the multimedia session, wherein determining the status and transmitting the message are performed a predetermined number of times before indicating the at least one second endpoint is unavailable to participate in the multimedia session with the first endpoint; and wherein determining the status of the at least one second endpoint at the server comprises checking a database at the server.