Method and apparatus for automatic notification of conference status

• US 20060285672A1
• Filed: 05/24/2005
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KG (Atos Se)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Maskell, Jay, Sharland, Michael, Levy, Jacqueline
• Granted Patent: US 8,351,587 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/202.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15

Abstract

A telecommunications device including a notification set-up unit associated with a user device; an access control unit configured to receive notification configuration information from said notification set-up unit and provide notification to said user device of a pending conference in accordance with said notification configuration information

Claims

1. A telecommunications system, comprising:

a notification set-up unit associated with a user device;

an access control unit configured to receive notification configuration information from said notification set-up unit and provide notification to said user device of a pending conference in accordance with said notification configuration information.

2. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said notification is provided by a messaging application.

5. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said access control unit comprises a web server.

6. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said access control unit comprises a voice response unit.

7. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said access control unit comprises a DTMF response unit.

8. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said access control unit is further configured to automatically attempt to add the user device to the conference after a notification has been sent.

3. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 3, wherein said messaging application is an Instant Messaging application.

4. A telecommunications system in accordance with claim 3, wherein said messaging application is Short Message Service (SMS) application.

9. A telecommunications method, comprising:

providing notification configuration information from a user device to a notification controller, said notification configuration information identifying requirements for a pending conference; and

notifying said user device via a messaging application in accordance with said notification configuration information.

10. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said wherein said messaging application is an Instant Messaging application.

11. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said messaging application is Short Message Service (SMS) application.

12. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said providing notification configuration information comprises providing notification configuration information via a web server.

13. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said providing notification configuration information comprises providing notification configuration information via a voice response unit.

14. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said providing notification configuration information comprises providing notification configuration information via a DTMF response unit.

15. A telecommunications method in accordance with claim 9, further comprising automatically attempting to add the user device to the conference after a notification has been sent.