TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO TELECONFERENCES
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1. A method of managing a conference, comprising:
- communicatively connecting together a set of people to initiate the conference;
setting a timer;
receiving a request to join the conference from a user; and
approving the request based on the state of the timer.
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Abstract
Techniques for managing teleconferences. A plurality of people are associated with a plurality of identifiers such that each person is associated with at least one identifier. For each caller to a teleconference associated with a different identifier, authentication information is solicited from the caller. Authentication information is received from the caller in response to the solicitation and a determination, based on the received authentication information, is made whether the caller is associated with one of the identifiers.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing a conference, comprising:
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communicatively connecting together a set of people to initiate the conference; setting a timer; receiving a request to join the conference from a user; and approving the request based on the state of the timer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a computer system to perform a method of managing a conference, said instructions comprising:
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instructions for causing the computer system to communicatively connect together a set of people to initiate the conference; instructions for causing the computer system to set a timer; instructions for causing the computer system to receive a request to join the conference from a user; and instructions for causing the computer system to approve the request based on the state of the timer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing a teleconference, comprising:
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associating a plurality of people with a plurality of identifiers, each person of said people associated with at least one identifier of said identifiers; for each caller of a plurality of callers to the teleconference that are associated with different identifiers of said identifiers; soliciting from the caller authentication information; receiving from the caller said authentication information in response to said soliciting; making a first determination based on said authentication information whether said caller is associated with an identifier of said identifiers; and taking a specified action for the teleconference based on said first determination - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a computer system to perform a method for managing a teleconference, said instructions comprising:
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instructions for causing the computer system to associate a plurality of people with a plurality of identifiers, each person of said people associated with at least one identifier of said identifiers; instructions for causing the computer system to, for each caller of a plurality of callers to the teleconference that are associated with different identifiers; provide a solicitation to the caller for authentication information; receive from the caller said authentication information in response to said solicitation; make a first determination based on said authentication information whether said caller is associated with an identifier of said identifiers; and take a specified action for the teleconference based on said first determination - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for managing teleconferences, comprising:
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a data store operable to store a plurality of identifiers, each identifier associated with at least one person; a server communicatively coupled to said data store and operable to, for each caller of a plurality of callers to the teleconference that are associated with different identifiers of said identifiers; provide a solicitation to the caller for authentication information; receive from the caller said authentication information in response to said solicitation; make a first determination based on said authentication information whether said caller is associated with an identifier of said identifiers; and take a specified action for the teleconference based on said first determination. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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