Conference call reconnect system
First Claim
1. A method for processing a teleconference, said method comprising:
- connecting a plurality of participants together in a teleconference;
detecting when a first participant of said participants has become disconnected from said teleconference;
making a recording of teleconference content while said first participant is disconnected from said teleconference.
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Abstract
A method and implementing teleconferencing system for use within voice and/or video teleconferencing arrangements, includes means by which conference content is recorded and subsequently made available to participants who may become disconnected from the teleconference while it is still in session. Upon reconnection to the teleconference, a participant has an option to play back the missed portion of the teleconference at various speeds until the recording has become synchronized with the real time teleconference. The participant may also choose to rejoin the real time teleconference immediately upon reconnection and access the missed but recorded portion of the teleconference at a later time. In different embodiments, the call-back to a disconnected participant and the recording of missed teleconference content are accomplished either at the telephone company or at a teleconference center.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for processing a teleconference, said method comprising:
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connecting a plurality of participants together in a teleconference;
detecting when a first participant of said participants has become disconnected from said teleconference;
making a recording of teleconference content while said first participant is disconnected from said teleconference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A teleconferencing system comprising:
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a teleconference center for processing a plurality of interconnected participants;
a telephone company equipment center including a telephone switching system for connecting said participants to said teleconference center;
detecting means for detecting when a first participant of said participants has become disconnected from said teleconference; and
recording means for making a recording of teleconference content while said first participant is disconnected from said teleconference. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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