Unattended meet-me-conference controlled by a telephone terminal

Details Unattended meet-me-conference controlled by a telephone terminal Unattended meet-me-conference controlled by a telephone terminal

1992-12-23

1994-11-29

Dwyer, James L.

Telephonic communications

Special services

Conferencing

379202, 379201, 379 93, 379 96, 370 62, H04M 356, H04M 1106

Patent

active

053696948

ABSTRACT:
Creating the capability of a meet-me-conference call on a telephone terminal by actuation of a meet-me-conference button on the telephone terminal. The meet-me-conference button is actuated for a particular line appearance, and the meet-me-conference is then established by other telephone terminals calling the telephone number associated with that line appearance. The user of the telephone terminal can join the conference at a later point in time by going off-hook (call originator). As other parties call that line appearance, the telephone terminal adds them to the conference. As parties join the conference, their names are displayed on the telephone terminal, and a second button on the telephone terminal can be utilized to drop parties as they are added to the conference. A second actuation of the meet-me-conference button prevents further callers to the line appearance from being added to the conference which is also referred to as deactivation of the meet-me-conference.

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