Mobile-device directed conference calling

• US 20070111716A1
• Filed: 11/14/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services Limited (Premiere Global Services Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services Limited (Premiere Global Services Incorporated)
• Inventors: Guthrie, David, Leigh, Randolph, Tapp, J., Miller, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/273,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20070111716A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/5054 Meet-me conference, i.e. participants dial-in
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/563 User guidance or feature selection

Abstract

A method for mobile-device directed conference calling comprises receiving information from a subscriber of a mobile-communication service, communicating an access number and providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device that expose a conference service to the subscriber, wherein when the subscriber selects an option from the mobile-communication device, the mobile-communication device initiates a call to a conference service that uses automatic number identification to authenticate the subscriber and connect the call with a teleconference bridge. A system comprises a processor, interfaces in communication with the public telephone network and a data network, respectively, and a memory. The system receives information from a subscriber of a mobile-communication service, communicates an access number to the subscriber and configures the mobile-communication device to expose a conference service to the subscriber. When the subscriber selects an option, the subscriber is authenticated and connected to a teleconference bridge.

Claims

1. A method for mobile-device directed conference calling, the method comprising:

receiving information from a subscriber of a mobile-communication service, the information comprising a personal identifier and a telephone number associated with the mobile-communication device;

communicating an access number to the mobile-communication device; and

providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device, the executable instructions configured to interact with one or more interfaces of the mobile-communication device to expose a mobile-device directed conference service to the subscriber, wherein when the subscriber selects an option from the mobile-communication device, the mobile-communication device initiates a call to a conference service that uses automatic number identification to authenticate the subscriber and connect the call with a teleconference bridge.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device comprises providing logic that stores the access number on the mobile-communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device comprises providing logic that initiates a call using the access number in response to an operator selecting an icon on a graphical-user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device comprises providing operational instruction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device comprises providing a call feature responsive to one or more inputs entered by the subscriber on the mobile-communication device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the call feature comprises interacting with an operator of the teleconferencing bridge.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating an access number to the subscriber comprises providing an electronic mail message.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic mail message comprises an attachment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device comprises providing logic that generates an interactive menu on the mobile-communication device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a multiple digit code entered by an operator of the mobile-communication device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

responding to the multiple digit code.

12. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a first interface in communication with the processor and a public-telephone network;

a second interface in communication with the processor and a data network, the data network further coupled to a mobile-communication device; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to receive information from a subscriber of a mobile-communication service, the information comprising a personal identifier and a telephone number associated with a mobile-communication device, communicate an access number and provide executable instructions to the mobile-communication device, the executable instructions configured to interact with one or more interfaces to expose a mobile-device directed conference service to the subscriber.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to receive a call generated in response to an entry selected on the mobile-communication device and connect the call to a teleconference bridge.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to confirm the mobile-communication device belongs to a registered user and in response connects the call to a teleconference bridge.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to monitor the call for one or more select dual-tone multiple frequency (DTMF) encoded signals.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to respond in a designated manner when the one or more select DTMF encoded signals are present.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the second interface uses session initiated protocol.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the second interface receives information from the mobile-communication device via a short-range radio-frequency signal associated with a local area network.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the second interface receives information from the mobile-communication device via a cellular voice and data network.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the second interface receives operator input via a control on the mobile-communication device.

21. A method for mobile-device directed conference calling, the method comprising:

receiving information from a subscriber of a mobile-communication service, the information comprising a personal identifier and a telephone number associated with the mobile-communication device;

communicating an access number to the mobile-communication device;

providing executable instructions to the mobile-communication device, the executable instructions configured to interact with one or more interfaces of the mobile-communication device to expose a mobile-device directed conference service to the subscriber; and

responding to an indication that a conference has started by initiating a call to the mobile-communication device and offering an option to join the conference.