Methods and devices for authorization in collaborative communications sessions

1. A method for changing a collaborative communications session, the method comprising:

receiving, by an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) server, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message from a first device to request a change of a media portion of a collaborative communications session;

sending, by the IMS server based on the received SIP INVITE message, a SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for the change of the media portion of the collaborative communications session to an end device of the collaborative communications session, wherein the media portion is between the first device and a second device, which is not the end device, and at least another portion of the collaborative communications session is between the end device and the first device or the second device;

determining whether a SIP REFER or SIP INFO message authorizing the change is received from the end device in response to the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message sent; and

changing the media portion of the collaborative communications session, in case it is determined that a SIP REFER or SIP INFO message authorizing the change is received from the end device in response to the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message sent.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for the change of the media portion of the collaborative communications session to the end device of the collaborative communications session is performed based on a subscription of the end device for notifications about collaborative communications session change requests.

3. A method for authorizing a change of a collaborative communications session, the method comprising:

receiving, by a controller device, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for a change of a media portion of a collaborative communications session from an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) server of the collaborative communications session, wherein the media portion is between two devices that do not include the controller device and at least another portion of the collaborative communications session between the controller device and at least one of the two devices;

determining whether the requested change is to be authorized; and

sending SIP REFER or SIP INFO message to the IMS server, in case it is determined that the requested change is to be authorized.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein receiving the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for the change of the collaborative communications session from the IMS server of the collaborative communications session is based on a subscription of the controller device for notifications about collaborative communications session change requests.

5. An IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) server comprising:

a sender circuit configured to send a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for a change of a media portion of a collaborative communications session to an end device of a collaborative communications session, wherein the media portion is between two devices that do not include the end device and at least another portion of the collaborative communications session is between the end device and at least one of the two devices;

a determination circuit configured to determine whether a SIP REFER or SIP INFO message authorizing the change is received from the end device in response to the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message sent; and

a changing circuit configured to change the media portion of the collaborative communications session, in case it is determined that a SIP REFER or SIP INFO message authorizing the change is received from the end device in response to the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message sent,

wherein the end device is configured to be a controller device of the collaborative communication session.

6. The call managing server of claim 5 , wherein the sender circuit is further configured to send the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for the change of the media portion of the collaborative communications session to the end device of the collaborative communications session based on a subscription of the end device for notifications about collaborative communications session change requests.

7. An end device for authorizing a change of a media portion of a collaborative communications session, the end device comprising:

a receiver circuit configured to receive a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for a change of a media portion of a collaborative communications session from a IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) server of the collaborative communications session, wherein the media portion is between two devices that do not include the end device and at least another portion of the collaborative communications session is between the end device and at least one of the two devices;

a determination circuit configured to determine whether the requested change is to be authorized; and

a sender circuit configured to send a SIP REFER or SIP INFO message to the call managing server, in case it is determined that the requested change is to be authorized;

wherein the end device is configured to be a controller device of the collaborative communication session.

8. The end device of claim 7 , wherein the receiver circuit is configured to receive the SIP NOTIFY or SIP INFO message requesting authorization for the change of the collaborative communications session from the IMS server of the collaborative communications session based on a subscription of the end device for notifications about collaborative communications session change requests.