Method and device for managing speaking turns from a mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018359366-A1
Application number	US-201615774816-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 26, 2016
Priority date	Nov 9, 2015
Publication date	Dec 13, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for managing speaking turns, between a first mobile terminal and a second terminal, the first and second terminals being included in a set of interconnected terminals via a first communication network. The method including, following reception and validation on the second terminal of a connection request sent by the first terminal, the acts of configuring, for each of the terminals of the assembly apart from the first and second terminals, a first communication restriction for the connections using the first communication network and, establishing a communication between the first and the second terminal. On detecting the end of the communication, the method further includes removing the communication restriction for the set of terminals.

First claim

1 . A method for managing speaking, between a first mobile terminal and a second terminal, the first and second terminals being included in a set of terminals that are interconnected through a first communication network, the method being comprising:
following receipt and validation, on the second terminal, of a connection request transmitted by the first terminal, performing acts comprising:: configuring, for each of the terminals of the set except for the first and second terminals, a first communication restriction for connections using the first communication network, and establishing communication between the first and the second terminal, upon detection of an end of the communication:
removing the communication restriction for all of the terminals.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising configuring, for each of the terminals of the set except for the first and second terminals, a second communication restriction that is applied to the connections established to services that are available on a second network that is accessible via an access appliance connected to the first network.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising, upon receipt of the connection request originating from the first terminal, associating the request with an element displayed on a presentation device.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection request contains at least one item of data on location of the first terminal.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection request contains at least one reason for the request.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further including, upon receipt of the connection request, transmitting an acknowledgement of receipt containing at least one order number corresponding to a position of the request in a queue of received requests.

7 . A device for managing speaking, between a first mobile terminal and a second terminal, the first and second terminals being included in a set of terminals that are interconnected through a first communication network, wherein the device comprises:
a communication interface designed to receive and validate a connection request transmitted by the first terminal, a configuration unit designed to configure, for each of the terminals of the set except for the first and second terminals, a first communication restriction that is applied to connections using the first communication network, a call management unit, designed to establish communication between the first terminal and the second terminal, and to detect an end of communication, and the configuration unit furthermore being designed to remove the communication restriction for all of the terminals upon detection of the end of the communication.

8 . The device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the configuration unit is furthermore designed to configure, for each of the terminals of the set except for the first and second terminals, a second communication restriction that is applied to the connections established to services that are available on a second network that is accessible via an access appliance connected to the first network.

9 . The device as claimed in claim 7 , furthermore comprising:
a processor configured to associate a received connection request with an element displayed on a presentation device, a memory for storing the association.

10 . The device according to claim 7 , wherein the device is implemented in a server for managing quality of communication.

11 . The device according to claim 7 , wherein the device is implemented in a terminal for managing quality of communication.

12 . (canceled)

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording carrier on which is stored a computer program comprising instructions for execution of a method for managing speaking, between a first mobile terminal and a second terminal, when the instructions are executed by at least one processor of a managing device, the first and second terminals being included in a set of terminals that are interconnected through a first communication network, and the instructions configuring the managing device to:
following receipt and validation, on the second terminal, of a connection request transmitted by the first terminal, perform acts comprising: configuring, for each of the terminals of the set except for the first and second terminals, a first communication restriction for connections using the first communication network, and establishing communication between the first and the second terminal, upon detection of an end of the communication, removing the communication restriction for all of the terminals.

Assignees

• Orange

Inventors

• Moncomble Ghislain

Classifications

• H04L12/1827

  Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation · CPC title

• H04L65/1089

  by adding media; by removing media · CPC title

• H04W4/16

  Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold · CPC title

• H04L12/1822

  Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission · CPC title

• H04M3/568

  audio processing specific to telephonic conferencing, e.g. spatial distribution, mixing of participants (echo suppression in two-way loud-speaking telephone systems H04M9/02; sound field processing per se H04S7/30) · CPC title