System and Method for Providing Telephony Services Using Proxies
First Claim
1. A computer program product stored on a computer operable media for using a proxy service to manage telephone call participants, said computer program product comprising:
- means for connecting each of the call participants to one another through a proxy service computer system, wherein the proxy service computer system and each of the participants is connected to a common network;
means for receiving a plurality of voice inputs from the participants, wherein the voice inputs include voice data;
means for sending the voice data to the other participants through the common network;
means for storing the voice data in a memory area accessible by the proxy service computer system;
means for receiving a retrieval request from one of the participants;
means for retrieving data from the memory area in response to the retrieval request; and
means for transmitting the retrieved data from the proxy service computer system to the participant that sent the retrieval request through the common network.
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Abstract
A system and method for a proxy service to provide telephone conferencing services and personal telephony services. Users can participate in the conference by connecting through different types of networks using a device having one or more types of communication lines connected to the proxy service. A primary user can request the proxy to call each one of the users and establish the conference. The primary user may accomplish this through a data line using data requests or though a voice line using voice requests. Typically, the primary user provides a telephone number for each user. The primary user can also provide with specific times of when calls should be placed, identification information for each user, the type of conference, and other conference parameters.
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7 Claims
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1. A computer program product stored on a computer operable media for using a proxy service to manage telephone call participants, said computer program product comprising:
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means for connecting each of the call participants to one another through a proxy service computer system, wherein the proxy service computer system and each of the participants is connected to a common network;
means for receiving a plurality of voice inputs from the participants, wherein the voice inputs include voice data;
means for sending the voice data to the other participants through the common network;
means for storing the voice data in a memory area accessible by the proxy service computer system;
means for receiving a retrieval request from one of the participants;
means for retrieving data from the memory area in response to the retrieval request; and
means for transmitting the retrieved data from the proxy service computer system to the participant that sent the retrieval request through the common network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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