Method for authomatically setting up and/or controlling a telecommunication conference
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Abstract
A conference condition file is used to check whether at least one stored conference condition is met, which indicates a condition regarding a participant'"'"'s setup of and/or participation in the telecommunication conference. If at least one condition is met then the conference is set up or the participant is added to the conference.
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31 Claims
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15. A method for automatically setting up and/or controlling a telecommunication conference with a plurality of participants, where an electronic conference condition file stores at least one user-defined conference condition for setting up the telecommunication conference and/or for participation by one or more participants in the telecommunication conference, the method comprising the steps of:
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using the conference condition file to check whether at least one stored conference condition is met; and
if at least one stored conference condition is met, then setting up the telecommunication conference and/or adding the participant(s) to the telecommunication conference. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A telecommunication conference terminal, comprising:
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a telecommunication conference unit which is set up to communicate with other telecommunication conference terminals and/or with a telecommunication conference server device in a telecommunication conference;
a memory for storing an electronic conference condition file, which contains at least one user-defined conference condition for setting up the telecommunication conference and/or for participation by one or more participants in the telecommunication conference;
a telecommunication conference checking unit which is coupled to the memory and which is set up to use the conference condition file to check whether at least one stored conference condition is met; and
a telecommunication conference message generator unit which is set up such that if the telecommunication conference message generator unit receives from the telecommunication conference checking unit a piece of information indicating that at least one stored conference condition is met, then the telecommunication conference message generator unit generates a conference setup request message, which is used to request that a telecommunication conference be set up, or a conference joining message, which is used to notify that the telecommunication conference terminal is joining the telecommunication conference.
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28. A telecommunication conference server device comprising:
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a telecommunication conference unit which is set up to communicate with telecommunication conference terminals and/or with one or more other telecommunication conference server devices in a telecommunication conference;
a memory for storing an electronic conference condition file which contains at least one user-defined conference condition for setting up the telecommunication conference and/or for participation by one or more participants in the telecommunication conference;
a telecommunication conference checking unit which is coupled to the memory and which is set up to use the conference condition file to check whether at least one stored conference condition is met; and
a telecommunication conference setup/control unit which is set up such that if at least one stored conference condition is met, then the telecommunication conference setup/control unit sets up the telecommunication conference and/or adds a participant or a plurality of participants to the telecommunication conference.
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29. A computer program having a program code for performing the method for automatically setting up and/or controlling a telecommunication conference with a plurality of participants, where an electronic conference condition file stores at least one user-defined conference condition for setting up the telecommunication conference and/or for participation by one or more participants in the telecommunication conference, comprising the steps of:
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using the conference condition file to check whether at least one stored conference condition is met; and
if at least one stored conference condition is met, then setting up the telecommunication conference and/or adding the participant(s) to the telecommunication conference, when the computer program runs on a computer.
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30. A telecommunication conference terminal, comprising:
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a telecommunication conference means for communicating with other telecommunication conference terminals and/or with a telecommunication conference server means in a telecommunication conference;
a memory means for storing an electronic conference condition file, which contains at least one user-defined conference condition for setting up the telecommunication conference and/or for participation by one or more participants in the telecommunication conference;
a telecommunication conference checking means, which is coupled to the memory, for using the conference condition file to check whether at least one stored conference condition is met; and
a telecommunication conference message generating means, which if the telecommunication conference message generating means receives from the telecommunication conference checking means a piece of information indicating that at least one stored conference condition is met, for generating a conference setup request message, which is used to request that a telecommunication conference be set up, or a conference joining message, which is used to notify that the telecommunication conference terminal is joining the telecommunication conference.
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31. A telecommunication conference server device comprising:
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a telecommunication conference means for communicating with telecommunication conference terminals and/or with one or more other telecommunication conference server means in a telecommunication conference;
a memory means for storing an electronic conference condition file which contains at least one user-defined conference condition for setting up the telecommunication conference and/or for participation by one or more participants in the telecommunication conference;
a telecommunication conference checking means, which is coupled to the memory, for using the conference condition file to check whether at least one stored conference condition is met; and
a telecommunication conference setup/control means, which if at least one stored conference condition is met, for setting up the telecommunication conference and/or adding a participant or a plurality of participants to the telecommunication conference.
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