Patent ID: 9591062
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for playing background music in a multi-client voice communication, the method comprising: sending by a client to a server a first request message requesting authorization from the server for playing background music in a voice communication between the client and one or more other clients, wherein the voice communication is transmitted through a first channel; receiving by the client an authorization granted by the server to play background music; receiving by the client a play instruction from a user; and responsive to receiving the authorization and the play instruction, sending by the client to the server an identifier of a first background music; wherein the identifier of the first background music is configured to cause the server to transmit the first background music associated with the identifier to the one or more other clients in communication with the client; wherein the first background music is transmitted through a second channel different from the first channel through which the voice communication is transmitted.