Patent ID: 8243903

Claim:
A method of implementing a secure side conversation on a multi-party communication session, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an output audio stream associated with the multi-party communication session during a first period of time and during a second period of time; receiving first input audio from a user during the first period of time; receiving a first control input from the user to cause the first input audio to be transmitted from a communication client associated with the user on the secure side conversation for the first period of time; receiving second input audio from the user during a second period of time; receiving a second control input from the user to cause the second input audio to be transmitted from the communication client on the multi-party communication session for the second period of time; and during the first period of time while the first input audio is transmitted on the secure side conversation, securing the first input audio before transmitting the first input audio on the secure side conversation so that the first input audio cannot be heard on the multi-party communication session during the first period of time; wherein the step of receiving an output audio stream comprises the steps of receiving mixed audio including first audio from the multi-party communication session and second audio from the secure side conversation, and providing both the first audio and second audio to the user.