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Variable communication bandwidth for conference call initiation

  • US 5,675,583 A
  • Filed: 05/26/1995
  • Issued: 10/07/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for establishing a conference call so that the conference call is fully established upon all parties to the conference call being ready to fully participate in the conference call, the method comprising the steps of:

  • establishing a limited telecommunication bandwidth conference call to all designated telecommunication terminals by an initiating telecommunication terminal;

    receiving a first message by the initiating telecommunication terminal from each of the designated telecommunication terminals when each of the designated telecommunication terminals is ready to fully participate in the conference call; and

    adjusting the telecommunication bandwidth of the conference call to allow full participation in the conference call by all telecommunication terminals by transmission of a second message to each of the designated telecommunication terminals for changing the telecommunication bandwidth by the initiating telecommunication terminal after all of the designated telecommunication terminals have transmitted the first message.

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