Method for setting up a conference call
First Claim
1. A method of setting up a conference call comprising the steps of:
- (a) setting up a shared channel within a defined area to support said conference call;
(b) allocating a priority to said shared channel conference call;
(c) retrieving a subscriber number list;
(d) setting up an individual channel call to a member of the subscriber number list; and
(e) allocating a lower priority to said individual channel call than the priority allocated to said shared channel conference call such that a subscriber within said defined area is connected to said conference call using said shared channel and a subscriber outside said defined area is connected to said conference call using an individual channel.
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Abstract
A method for setting up a conference call where the subscribers are not only concentrated in one area but also more widely dispersed. The method allows both groups of subscribers to be contacted for a conference call with individuals close to the point of origination of the conference call being connected to a shared channel call and any members further out being connected to the conference call using individual channels. Members who initially started with an individual channel can move closer to the point of origin and automatically join the shared channel. This is of particular use to the emergency services where they may need to co-ordinate members arriving at the scene or performing related actions further away from the scene of the emergency.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of setting up a conference call comprising the steps of:
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(a) setting up a shared channel within a defined area to support said conference call;
(b) allocating a priority to said shared channel conference call;
(c) retrieving a subscriber number list;
(d) setting up an individual channel call to a member of the subscriber number list; and
(e) allocating a lower priority to said individual channel call than the priority allocated to said shared channel conference call such that a subscriber within said defined area is connected to said conference call using said shared channel and a subscriber outside said defined area is connected to said conference call using an individual channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device in a communications network configurable to support a conference call comprising:
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(a) first call set-up means to set up a shared channel conference call within a defined area to support said conference call;
(b) retrieval means to retrieve a list of subscribers;
(c) second call set-up means to set up an individual channel conference call to a member of said subscriber number list; and
(d) priority allocation means which allocates a lower priority to said individual channel call than to said shared channel conference call.
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11. A computer readable medium carrying a computer program which when executed on a network device causes said network device to:
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(a) set up a shared channel within a defined area to support said conference call;
(b) allocate a priority code to said shared channel conference call;
(c) retrieve a subscriber number list;
(d) set up an individual channel call to a member of the subscriber number list; and
(e) allocate a lower priority code to said individual channel call than the priority code allocated to said shared channel conference call.
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12. A signal for transmitting information contained within a subscriber list from an intelligent network device to a network device in a communications network.
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