Management of Mute and Unmute Requests During an Electronic-Conference Session

摘要

In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving, from a first participant of a plurality of participants in an electronic-conference session, a mute request. The mute request comprises 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. The method includes muting, in response to the mute request, communication from the second participant. The method includes sending, to one or more user devices, the information identifying the first participant as the mute requester and the information identifying the second participant as the mutee.

主权项

1. 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; andinformation 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, from 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; andinformation 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.