Patent ID: 8700711

Claim:
A computer implemented method of indicating to at least one user whether an audio communication channel is being recorded, comprising: determining, responsive to a current value of at least one communication state variable, whether said audio communication channel can currently be reliably used to indicate to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, said current value of said at least one communication state variable indicating whether an audio output on a client system associated with said user is currently muted; and selecting, responsive to a determination that said audio communication channel cannot currently be reliably used to indicate to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded because said audio output on said client system associated with said user is currently muted, an alternative delivery option for indicating to said user whether said audio communication channel is being recorded, wherein said alternative delivery option comprises a window generated in a display device on said client system associated with said user, and wherein said window visually indicates whether said audio communication channel is being recorded.