Patent ID: 8838816

Claim:
A method for controller operations, the method comprising: receiving a request from a first communications device to replicate a media flow that is being transmitted to the first communication device from a second communications device during an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem session, wherein the request requests that a replica of the media flow be provided to a third communications device and wherein the second communications device is operated by a remote user; allocating resources to a transmission of the replica of the media flow to the third communications device; setting up an access leg to the third communications device for conveyance of the allocated resources; after the allocating resources and the setting up the access leg, notifying the remote user of the request; determining a response of the remote user to the request; when the response of the remote user comprises an affirmative response, establishing control of a collaborative session at an application server that supports a user of the first communications device; and when the response of the remote user comprises a negative response, deallocating the allocated resources.