Method of providing a mixed group communication session

摘要

A method of providing a mixed group communication session for a mixed group containing protected users and a guest user is provided. The method uses a secure server to assign temporary Identities (IDs) to the protected users. The secure server forms a mixed group session containing desired participants from among the protected users and the guest user. The secure server provides limited group rights to the guest user in the mixed group session. During the mixed group session, the secure server uses the permanent IDs of the protected users towards other protected users and temporary IDs of the permanent users towards the guest user. Also provided is a method for providing a mixed group communication session for a mixed group containing protected users and a guest user, wherein temporary IDs are assigned to protected users and the guest user.

主权项

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.