Service-initiated voice chat
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1. A method of initiating a voice chat comprising:
- accepting information identifying one or more individuals to invite to participate in the voice chat;
initiating calls to the one or more individuals to invite the individuals to join the voice chat; and
establishing the voice chat amongst all individuals who accept their respective invitations to join in the voice chat.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is technology for, among other things, initiating a voice chat. The technology includes accepting information identifying one or more individuals to invite to participate in the voice chat, initiating calls to the one or more individuals to invite the individuals to join the voice chat, and establishing the voice chat amongst all individuals who accept their respective invitations to join in the voice chat with voice advertisements and chat control supported within the voice chat.
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53 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a voice chat comprising:
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accepting information identifying one or more individuals to invite to participate in the voice chat;
initiating calls to the one or more individuals to invite the individuals to join the voice chat; and
establishing the voice chat amongst all individuals who accept their respective invitations to join in the voice chat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for initiating a voice chat, comprising:
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a call listener for accepting information identifying one or more individuals to invite to participate in the voice chat;
a call initiator for initiating calls to the one or more individuals to invite the individuals to join the voice chat, wherein the call initiator is operable to establish the voice chat amongst all individuals who accept to their respective invitations to join in the voice chat. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for initiating a voice chat, comprising:
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means for accepting information identifying one or more individuals to invite to participate in the voice chat;
means for initiating calls to the one or more individuals to invite the individuals to join the voice chat; and
means for establishing the voice chat amongst all individuals who accept their respective invitations to join in the voice chat. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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