Method and system for providing audio conferencing services to users of on-line text messaging services
First Claim
1. A method of providing audio conferencing services to users of an on-line text messaging service connected for text messaging over a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request from a on-line text messaging client to set up a conference call;
allocating a telephone number and access code for the conference;
providing said telephone number and access code to selected users and instructing the selected users to call the telephone number using a telephone network and enter the access code; and
receiving telephone calls from users and identifying them by the access codes they enter and joining the users in an audio conference.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing audio conferencing services to users of an on-line text messaging service connected for text messaging over a computer network. A voice communication telephone number and identification code is provided to selected users instructing the selected users to call the telephone number using a telephone network and enter the identification code. When they call in, a conference call is set up, including the at least two selected users, whereby the selected users can communicate orally over the telephone network without revealing their telephone numbers.
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1. A method of providing audio conferencing services to users of an on-line text messaging service connected for text messaging over a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request from a on-line text messaging client to set up a conference call;
allocating a telephone number and access code for the conference;
providing said telephone number and access code to selected users and instructing the selected users to call the telephone number using a telephone network and enter the access code; and
receiving telephone calls from users and identifying them by the access codes they enter and joining the users in an audio conference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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13. A system for providing audio conferencing services to users of an on-line text messaging service connected for text messaging over a computer network, comprising:
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a server for receiving a request from a on-line text messaging client to set up a conference call; and
a conferencing platform for allocating a telephone number and access code to access the conferencing platform, the server providing said telephone number and access code to selected users and instructing the selected users to call the telephone number using a telephone network and enter the access code; and
wherein the conferencing platform receives telephone calls from users and identifies them by the access codes they enter and joins the users in an audio conference.
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