System for setting up and controlling a conference circuit
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1. A method for setting up and controlling a conference circuit between subscriber terminals connected to different network nodes of at least one of a telecommunication network and an internet protocol network, comprising:
- transmitting an instruction for establishing the conference circuit from one of a subscriber terminal and an agent terminal of a call center to one of a switching computer and a server in the network storing at least one routing information item with respect to parties who will use the conference circuit;
calculating an optimized pattern of connections of the conference circuit in the one of a switching computer and a server based on the at least one routing information item;
transmitting to at least one selected switching center connection data indicating the pattern of connections based on one of a result of said calculating allocated to the switching computer and a connection set-up request; and
automatically setting up and controlling the connections to the subscriber terminals at the at least one selected switching center in dependence on the connection data.
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Abstract
An instruction for establishing a network-wide conference circuit in a telecommunication or IP network is transmitted to a switching computer or server in the network. At least one item of routing information with respect to the subscribers or other parties to the conference circuit is stored. An optimized pattern of connections of the conference circuit is calculated in the switching computer or server on the basis of the routing information.
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1. A method for setting up and controlling a conference circuit between subscriber terminals connected to different network nodes of at least one of a telecommunication network and an internet protocol network, comprising:
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transmitting an instruction for establishing the conference circuit from one of a subscriber terminal and an agent terminal of a call center to one of a switching computer and a server in the network storing at least one routing information item with respect to parties who will use the conference circuit;
calculating an optimized pattern of connections of the conference circuit in the one of a switching computer and a server based on the at least one routing information item;
transmitting to at least one selected switching center connection data indicating the pattern of connections based on one of a result of said calculating allocated to the switching computer and a connection set-up request; and
automatically setting up and controlling the connections to the subscriber terminals at the at least one selected switching center in dependence on the connection data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for setting up and controlling a conference circuit between subscriber terminals connected to network nodes of at least one of a telecommunication network and an internet protocol network, comprising:
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transmitting an instruction for establishing the conference circuit from one of a subscriber terminal and an agent terminal of a call center to a server in the network storing at least one routing information item with respect to parties who will use the conference circuit, calculating an optimized pattern of connections of the conference circuit in the server based on the at least one routing information item, conveying identification data of at least one switching center selected for setting up connections for the conference circuit to the one of a subscriber terminal and an agent terminal of at least one of a subscriber ordering the conference circuit, another subscriber and an agent, in dependence on a result of said calculating by the server, and receiving a connection setup request from the one of a subscriber terminal and an agent terminal at the at least one switching center. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for setting up and controlling a conference circuit between subscriber terminals connected to network nodes at least one of an internet protocol network and at least one telecommunication network having a plurality of switching centers and a plurality of subscriber terminals connected to the switching centers, comprising:
one of a server in the internet protocol network and a switching computer in the at least one telecommunication network, including a storage unit to store a routing database of routing information for the at least one of an internet protocol network and at least one telecommunication network, a receiving unit to receive an instruction for establishing a conference circuit from one of a subscriber terminal and an agent terminal of a call center, a pattern-of-connections calculating unit, coupled to said storage unit and said receiving unit to calculate at least one optimized pattern of connections of the conference circuit, and a transmitting unit, coupled to said pattern-of-connections calculating unit, to deliver a connection set-up request and data of the at least one optimized pattern of connections to at least one selected switching center. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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