Method and apparatus for managing conference calls
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor of a first communication device, presence information for a plurality of target participants for engaging in a communication session, wherein the presence information is obtained by a presence system monitoring network activity generated by communication devices of the plurality of target participants;
identifying, by the processing system from the presence information, a plurality of target communication devices respectively associated with the plurality of target participants, each of the plurality of target communication devices having a conferencing type comprising one of video conferencing or audio-only conferencing, wherein a first set of the target participants is associated with video conferencing and a second set of the target participants is associated with audio-only conferencing;
receiving, by the processing system based on user input at the first communication device, a selection of a target conferencing type, the target conferencing type comprising one of audio-only, video-only and audio-video hybrid; and
initiating, by the processing system, the communication session,wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being the audio-video hybrid, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants on a video channel and with the second set of the target participants on a voice channel,wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being audio-only, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants and with the second set of the target participants as an audio-only communication session using the voice channel, andwherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being video-only, the communication session is initiated with only the first set of the target participants as a video-only communication session using the video channel.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve from an address book a communication identifier for each of a plurality of participants, determine from the address book a conferencing type for each of the plurality of participants, and initiate according to the conference type and the communication identifier of each participant a Voice over Internet Protocol conference call directed to communication devices of the plurality of participants. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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receiving, by a processing system including a processor of a first communication device, presence information for a plurality of target participants for engaging in a communication session, wherein the presence information is obtained by a presence system monitoring network activity generated by communication devices of the plurality of target participants; identifying, by the processing system from the presence information, a plurality of target communication devices respectively associated with the plurality of target participants, each of the plurality of target communication devices having a conferencing type comprising one of video conferencing or audio-only conferencing, wherein a first set of the target participants is associated with video conferencing and a second set of the target participants is associated with audio-only conferencing; receiving, by the processing system based on user input at the first communication device, a selection of a target conferencing type, the target conferencing type comprising one of audio-only, video-only and audio-video hybrid; and initiating, by the processing system, the communication session, wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being the audio-video hybrid, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants on a video channel and with the second set of the target participants on a voice channel, wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being audio-only, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants and with the second set of the target participants as an audio-only communication session using the voice channel, and wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being video-only, the communication session is initiated with only the first set of the target participants as a video-only communication session using the video channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a processing system including a processor of a first communication device; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising; receiving presence information for a plurality of target participants for engaging in a communication session, wherein the presence information is obtained by a presence system monitoring network activity generated by communication devices of the plurality of target participants; identifying, from the presence information, a plurality of target communication devices respectively associated with the plurality of target participants, each of the plurality of target communication devices having a conferencing type comprising one of video conferencing or audio-only conferencing, wherein a first set of the target participants is associated with video conferencing and a second set of the target participants is associated with audio-only conferencing; receiving, based on user input at a graphical user interface of the first communication device, a selection of a target conferencing type, the target conferencing type comprising one of audio-only, video-only and audio-video hybrid; and initiating the communication session, wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being the audio-video hybrid, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants on a video channel and with the second set of the target participants on a voice channel, wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being audio-only, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants and with the second set of the target participants as an audio-only communication session using the voice channel, and wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being video-only, the communication session is initiated with only the first set of the target participants as a video-only communication session using the video channel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
receiving presence information for a plurality of target participants for engaging in a communication session, wherein the presence information is obtained by a presence system monitoring network activity generated by communication devices of the plurality of target participants; identifying, from the presence information, a plurality of target communication devices respectively associated with the plurality of target participants, each of the plurality of target communication devices having a conferencing type comprising one of video conferencing or audio-only conferencing, wherein a first set of the target participants is associated with video conferencing and a second set of the target participants is associated with audio-only conferencing; receiving a selection of a target conferencing type, the target conferencing type comprising one of audio-only, video-only and audio-video hybrid; and initiating the communication session, wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being the audio-video hybrid, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants on a video channel and with the second set of the target participants on a voice channel, wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being audio-only, the communication session is initiated with the first set of the target participants and with the second set of the target participants as an audio-only communication session using the voice channel, and wherein in accordance with the target conferencing type being video-only, the communication session is initiated with only the first set of the target participants as a video-only communication session using the video channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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