Patent ID: 8743743

Claim:
A system comprising: a memory; and a processor operable to: receive, from a first participant of a plurality of participants in an electronic-conference session, a mute request, the mute request comprising: information indicating a request to mute communication from a second participant of the plurality of participants in the electronic-conference session; information identifying the first participant as a mute requester; and information identifying the second participant as a mutee; mute, in response to the mute request, communication from the second participant; send, to one or more user devices, a first notification including the information identifying the first participant as the mute requester and the information identifying the second participant as the mutee; wherein the processor is further operable to: receive, form a third participant of the plurality of participants in the electronic-conference session, an unmute request, the unmute request comprising: information indicating a request to unmute communication from the second participant; information identifying the third participant as an unmute requester; and information identifying the second participant as an unmutee; determine that the mute requester and the unmute requester are not the same participant; and deny unmuting communication from the second participant, based on determining that the mute requester and the unmute requester are not the same participant.