Pre-arranged, mutually agreed to, VoIP or VoIM call
First Claim
1. A method for pre-arranging a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or Voice over Instant Message (VoIM) phone call, comprising:
- selecting, by a caller, a first date and time for the VoIP or VoIM phone call and at least one called party for the VoIP or VoIM phone call;
determining if the at least one called party is available during the first date and time, and if not, selecting, by the caller, one or more subsequent dates and times for the VoIP or VoIM phone call;
transmitting to the at least one called party an invitation for the VoIP or VoIM phone call comprising the first date and time or one of the one or more subsequent dates and times;
receiving from the at least one called party an acceptance of the invitation thereby indicating that the date and time has been agreed to by the at least one called party and the caller;
after receiving the acceptance of the invitation, obtaining the location and contact information for the at least one called party and the caller for the agreed date and time for the VoIP or VoIM phone call; and
on the agreed upon date and time, automatically routing the VoIP or VoIM phone call to the locations of the at least one called party and the caller and automatically establishing the VoIP or VoIM phone call without any involvement from the at least one called party or the caller.
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Abstract
Presented is a method for pre-arranging a VoIP or VoIM phone call. A first date and time for the VoIP or VoIM phone call and participants for the VoIP or VoIM phone call is selected. The availability of the participants during the first date and time is determined. If any of the participants are unavailable, one or more subsequent dates and times are selected. An invitation for the VoIP or VoIM phone call is then transmitted. Acceptance of the invitation is then received from the participants thereby indicating that the date and time has been agreed to. After the acceptance is received, the participants'"'"' location and contact information for the agreed date and time are obtained. On the agreed upon date and time, the VoIP or VoIM phone call is automatically routed to the participants'"'"' respective locations and the call is automatically established without any involvement from the participants.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for pre-arranging a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or Voice over Instant Message (VoIM) phone call, comprising:
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selecting, by a caller, a first date and time for the VoIP or VoIM phone call and at least one called party for the VoIP or VoIM phone call; determining if the at least one called party is available during the first date and time, and if not, selecting, by the caller, one or more subsequent dates and times for the VoIP or VoIM phone call; transmitting to the at least one called party an invitation for the VoIP or VoIM phone call comprising the first date and time or one of the one or more subsequent dates and times; receiving from the at least one called party an acceptance of the invitation thereby indicating that the date and time has been agreed to by the at least one called party and the caller; after receiving the acceptance of the invitation, obtaining the location and contact information for the at least one called party and the caller for the agreed date and time for the VoIP or VoIM phone call; and on the agreed upon date and time, automatically routing the VoIP or VoIM phone call to the locations of the at least one called party and the caller and automatically establishing the VoIP or VoIM phone call without any involvement from the at least one called party or the caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for pre-arranging a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or Voice over Instant Message (VoIM) phone call, comprising:
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means for selecting, by a caller, a first date and time for the VoIP or VoIM phone call and at least one called party for the VoIP or VoIM phone call; means for determining if the at least one called party is available during the first date and time, and if not, selecting, by the caller, one or more subsequent dates and times for the VoIP or VoIM phone call; means for transmitting to the at least one called party an invitation for the VoIP or VoIM phone call comprising the first date and time or one of the one or more dates and times; means for receiving from the at least one called party an acceptance of the invitation thereby indicating that the date and time has been agreed to by the at least one called party and the caller; means for obtaining the location and contact information for the at least one called party and the caller for the agreed date and time for the VoIP or VoIM phone call after receiving the acceptance of the invitation; means for automatically routing the VoIP or VoIM phone call to the at least one called party and the caller on the agreed upon date and time; and means for automatically establishing the VoIP or VoIM phone call without any involvement from the at least one called party or the caller on the agreed upon date and time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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