Communication system
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a conference call in a communication network between a plurality of user terminals each having an identifier, the method comprising:
- receiving a first list of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of user terminals with which a conference call is to be established;
determining that at least one identifier represents a second list comprising a plurality of other user terminals each having their own other identifiers;
retrieving the other identifiers from the second list; and
establishing the conference call with the plurality of user terminals in the first list and the plurality of other user terminals represented by the at least one identifier in the first list.
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Abstract
A method of establishing a conference call in a communication network between a plurality of user terminals each having an identifier. The method comprising receiving a first list of identifiers corresponding to the user terminals with whom the conference call is to be established. At least one of the identifiers represents a second list comprising a plurality of other user terminals each having their own other identifiers. The conference call is established with the user terminals in the first list and the other user terminals represented by the at least one identifier in the first list.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of establishing a conference call in a communication network between a plurality of user terminals each having an identifier, the method comprising:
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receiving a first list of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of user terminals with which a conference call is to be established;
determining that at least one identifier represents a second list comprising a plurality of other user terminals each having their own other identifiers;
retrieving the other identifiers from the second list; and
establishing the conference call with the plurality of user terminals in the first list and the plurality of other user terminals represented by the at least one identifier in the first list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control device for establishing a conference call between a plurality of user terminals of a communication network, each of the user terminals having an identifier and wherein the control device comprises:
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a first storage location for storing a first list of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of user terminals with which a conference call is to be established;
circuitry for determining that at least one identifier in the first storage location represents a second list comprising a plurality of other user terminals each having their own identifiers; and
circuitry for resolving the at least one identifier which represents the plurality of other user terminals and including the plurality of other user terminals in the conference call to be established. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A control device for establishing a conference call in a communication network between a plurality of user terminals each having an identifier, the control device comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a first list of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of user terminals with which a conference call is to be established;
determining means for determining that at least one identifier represents a second list comprising a plurality of other user terminals each having their own other identifiers;
retrieving means for retrieving the other identifiers from the second list; and
establishing means for establishing the conference call with the plurality of user terminals in the first list and the plurality of other user terminals represented by the at least one identifier in the first list.
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