Access control list for a multi-user communication session
View Patent ↗A system and associated methods for adding one or more invitees from a calendar event to an access control list of a multi-user communication session is disclosed. The conference application includes a social network engine, a conference server module, a session management module and a user interface engine. The social network engine hosts a multi-user communication session associated with a calendar event at the social network server. The conference server module retrieves an invitee list from a calendar application, converts the invitee list into an access control list for the multi-user communication session and stores the access control list in a cache. The session management module receives a request from one or more users to join the multi-user communication session, retrieves the access control list for the multi-user communication session from the cache and compares the one or more users against the access control list.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, using one or more computing devices, a first request from a first user to join a multi-user communication session that is associated with a social network, the first user being a member of the social network;
responsive to receiving the first request, retrieving, using the one or more computing devices, an invitee list from an event in a calendar application;
converting, using the one or more computing devices, the invitee list into an access control list and storing the access control list in a cache;
determining, using the one or more computing devices, whether the first user is on the access control list;
responsive to the first user being on the access control list, starting, using the one or more computing devices, the multi-user communication session;
receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a second request from a second user to join the multi-user communication session;
identifying, using the one or more computing devices, the second user as being on the access control list;
adding, using the one or more computing devices, the second user to the multi-user communication session;
ending, using the one or more computing devices, the multi-user communication session; and
discarding the access control list.
2. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, using one or more computing devices, a first request from a first user to join a multi-user communication session that is associated with a social network, the first user being a member of the social network;
responsive to receiving the first request, retrieving, using the one or more computing devices, an invitee list from an event in a calendar application;
converting, using the one or more computing devices, the invitee list into an access control list;
determining, using the one or more computing devices, whether the first user is on the access control list; and
responsive to the first user being on the access control list, starting, using the one or more computing devices, the multi-user communication session.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a second request from a second user to join the multi-user communication session;
identifying, using the one or more computing devices, the second user as being on the access control list; and
adding, using the one or more computing devices, the second user to the multi-user communication session.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining whether the first user is on the access control list further comprises:
extracting identifiers of the users from the access control list;
comparing a user profile of the first user to the identifiers to identify a match; and
responsive to determining the match, confirming that the first user is on the access control list.
5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving a request from the calendar application, transmitting identifying information associated with a group in the social network;
wherein the multi-user communication session is associated with the group in the social network.
6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving a request from the first user to add a third user to the multi-communication session;
adding the third user to the access control list; and
adding the third user to the multi-user communication session.
7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
saving the access control list to a cache; and
discarding the access control list from the cache at an end of the multi-user communication session.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the access control list is created anew responsive to the event recurring in the calendar application.
9. The method of claim 2 , wherein the invitee list comprises at least one of a name, an email identifier and a social network profile identifier of one or more invitees.
10. The method of claim 2 , wherein responsive to the first user not being in the access control list, further comprising denying the first user access to the multi-user communication session.
11. A system comprising:
one or more processors, the one or more processors being configured to:
receive a first request from a first user to join a multi-user communication session that is associated with a social network, the first user being a member of the social network;
retrieve an invitee list from an event in a calendar application;
convert the invitee list into an access control list;
determine whether the first user is on the access control list; and
responsive to the first user being on the access control list, start the multi-user communication session.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a second request from a second user to join the multi-user communication session;
identify the second user as being on the access control list; and
add the second user to the multi-user communication session.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
responsive to receiving a request from the calendar application, transmit identifying information associated with a group in the social network;
wherein the multi-user communication session is associated with the group in the social network.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors determine whether the first user is on the access control list by:
extracting identifiers of the users from the access control list;
comparing a user profile of the first user to the identifiers to identify a match; and
responsive to determining the match, confirming that the first user is on the access control list.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a request from the first user to add a third user to the multi-communication session;
add the third user to the access control list; and
add the third user to the multi-user communication session.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
save the access control list to a cache; and
discard the access control list from the cache at an end of the multi-user communication session.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the access control list is created anew responsive to the event recurring in the calendar application.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the invitee list comprises at least one of a name, an email identifier and a social network profile identifier of one or more invitees.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein responsive to the first user not being in the access control list, further comprising denying the first user access to the multi-user communication session.