Patent ID: 8477176
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of participating client devices participating in a multimedia video communications session; a non-participating client device configured to participate in multimedia video communications; an intent judging unit configured to determine when a user of the non-participating client device expresses intent to communicate by inputting contact information into the non-participating client device; a contact judging unit configured to determine whether the contact information is associated with one of a plurality of user profiles; a status judging unit configured to determine whether a user profile is associated with the multimedia video communications session; a permission judging unit configured to determine whether the user of the non-participating client device has permission to participate in the multimedia video communications session; and a suggestion transmission unit configured to transmit a suggestion to the non-participating client device for the non-participating client device to join the multimedia video communications session.