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System and method of an improved conference call service feature in a telecommunications network

  • US 20050031110A1
  • Filed: 09/07/2004
  • Published: 02/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An electronic conference call system comprising the elements of:

  • a plurality of communication stations, operated by a plurality of subscribers, for participating in at least one conference call provided by a conference call service in such a manner that each of the plurality of communication stations is able to communicate with a the plurality of communication stations participating in at least one conference call;

    at least one communication station having the functionality of conference call line operated by at least one subscriber having the capability of a conference call host in order to enable the setting up, establishment, performance, and management of at least one conference call associated with the at least one communication station to enable participation of a plurality of conference call service subscribers in the at least one conference call;

    at least one communication network having network equipment for interconnecting the plurality of communication stations, to a conference call service;

    a conference call service comprising the elements of;

    a subscriber database to store the operational information related to at least one conference call, the functional definition of a plurality of communication stations serving a plurality of conference call service subscribers, and the functional definitions of the at least one communication station with the functionality of the conference call line operated by the at least one conference call host;

    a conference call server for the providing at least one communication station with conference call line functionality and providing at least one subscriber of at the least one communication station with conference call host capability, to enable the setting up, establishment, management, and performance of the conference call, the conference call server comprising the elements of;

    a database component to handle subscriber information, conference host information, communication stations information, and conference call information;

    a connection component to connect at least one subscriber desirous of participating in a conference call to the conference call line;

    a disconnection component to disconnect at least one subscriber desirous of withdrawing from the conference call from the conference call line; and

    a network interface component to enable proper communication between the conference call service and the communications network;

    wherein when a communication station requests the functionality of conference call line the conference call service provides conference call line status to the requesting station, when the station with conference call line status issues requests for the setting up, establishment and management of a conference call the conference call service responds to the requests, when requests are introduced from a plurality of a communication stations to participate in the established conference call, the conference call service connect the stations to the conference call line;

    whereby each and every communication station connected to the communications network is enabled to operate optionally as a conference call line, and the subscribers associated with the communication stations are allowed to operate as conference call hosts.

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