Structured Conference Calls
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing a call comprising a first telecommunications terminal, a second telecommunications terminal, and a third telecommunications terminal;
receiving a first directive signal to transmit a first alert signal to said second telecommunications terminal when a first topic signal has been received;
receiving said first topic signal; and
transmitting said first alert signal to said second telecommunications signal because said first topic signal has been received.
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Abstract
A conference call is disclosed that is partitioned into two or more topics by a host. Participants to the conference call can then inform the illustrative embodiment which topic or topics they are interested in and where they can be reached over the course of the conference call. At that point, those people who are not interested in the immediate topic can hang up or put their terminal on mute or other go about their business. As the conference call progresses from topic to topic, the host, or another person, informs the illustrative embodiment which topic is next to be discussed. The illustrative embodiment then alerts the participants who indicated their interest in the topic if their terminal is on mute or standby and adds the participants that are not connected to the conference call at all.
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a call comprising a first telecommunications terminal, a second telecommunications terminal, and a third telecommunications terminal; receiving a first directive signal to transmit a first alert signal to said second telecommunications terminal when a first topic signal has been received; receiving said first topic signal; and transmitting said first alert signal to said second telecommunications signal because said first topic signal has been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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establishing a call comprising a first telecommunications terminal and a second telecommunications terminal; receiving a first directive signal to add a third telecommunications terminal to said call when a first topic signal has been received; receiving said first topic signal; and adding said third telecommunications terminal to said call because said first topic signal has been received. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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