Access control to communication facility
First Claim
1. A method of allocating telecommunications facilities for the execution of a conferencing function comprising the steps of validating a user to permit access to the facilities for a predetermined duration and allocating resources to the user for the predetermined duration.
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Abstract
To allow a user to break out of a conference and rejoin it, multiple accessions within a predetermined period (such as one day) may be counted as a single accession in counting towards the predetermined number of accessions. Different users may be validated for use of the same resources for different durations. To encourage responsible use of the reservation facilities, allocation of resources may be prioritized for users having the most restricted duration of access. A telecommunications conferencing facility may include a provisioning facility for allocating resources to a user and a validation processor for creating validation information. The provisioning facility and validation processor control access to the resources such that a user is permitted access to the resources for a predetermined duration. A timer and/or counter may be employed to disable access after elapse of a predetermined period or number of accessions.
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- 1. A method of allocating telecommunications facilities for the execution of a conferencing function comprising the steps of validating a user to permit access to the facilities for a predetermined duration and allocating resources to the user for the predetermined duration.
- 8. A telecommunications conferencing facility comprising a provisioning facility for allocating resources to a user and a validation processor for creating validation information, wherein the provisioning facility and validation processor control access to the resources such that the a user is permitted access to the resources for a predetermined duration.
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