Patent ID: 9021561
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a mixed group communication session for a mixed group containing protected users and at least one guest user, the method comprising: assigning by a server, temporary identities (IDs) to each of the protected users at the server, wherein each of the temporary IDs is mapped to permanent IDs of the protected users; forming by the server, a mixed group session that includes the mixed group; providing by the server, the permanent ID of each of the protected users in the mixed group session to other protected users; determining by the server, which one of the temporary or permanent ID of each protected user is to be provided to the at least one guest user during the mixed group session, wherein the determining is independent of preferences of the at least one guest user; based on the determining, providing, by the server, the temporary ID of at least one protected user in the mixed group session to the at least one guest user; and wherein the method further comprises assigning, by the server, a temporary group ID to the mixed group session, wherein the mixed group session has a permanent group ID, and providing the temporary group ID rather than the permanent group ID to the at least one guest user.