Patent ID: 8754926
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for managing nodes of a synchronous communication conference executing on one or more computing devices, said method comprising: receiving a mute request from a second conferencing node to mute a first synchronous communication data stream designated for transmission to a first conferencing node; generating a mute authorization request for requesting authorization for the mute request from a third conferencing node; transmitting the mute authorization request to the third conferencing node for display by the third conferencing node; muting the first synchronous communication data stream designated for the first conferencing node based at least in part on the mute request and a mute authorization response; receiving an un-mute request to un-mute the first synchronous communication data stream; transmitting the un-mute request to one or more of the second conferencing node and the third conferencing node; receiving an un-mute authorization response from one or more of the second conferencing node and the third conferencing node; and un-muting the first synchronous communication data stream based at least in part on the un-mute request and the un-mute authorization response.