Combined conferencing and calling
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1. A computerized method comprising:
- a) determining by a first node having conferencing capability and calling capability whether a second node has conferencing capability;
b) upon determining that the second node has conferencing capability, and where the second node is within a conference, joining the conference by the first node;
c) upon determining that the second node has conferencing capability, and where the second node is without a conference, establishing, by the first node, a conference, inviting, by the first node, the second node to join the conference, and, joining the conference by the second node;
d) determining by the first node whether the second node has calling capability; and
, e) upon determining that the second node has calling capability, and where the second node is without a call, establishing, by the first node, a call with the second node.
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Abstract
The invention discloses combined conferencing and calling. In one embodiment, a computerized system has at least a first and a second node. The second node initiates a conference, such as a T.120 conference, and a call, such as an H.323 call, with the first node. To a user at each of the nodes, initiation of the H.323 call between the first and the second nodes appears imperceptible as separate from initiation of the T.120 conference.
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9 Claims
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1. A computerized method comprising:
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a) determining by a first node having conferencing capability and calling capability whether a second node has conferencing capability;
b) upon determining that the second node has conferencing capability, and where the second node is within a conference, joining the conference by the first node;
c) upon determining that the second node has conferencing capability, and where the second node is without a conference, establishing, by the first node, a conference, inviting, by the first node, the second node to join the conference, and, joining the conference by the second node;
d) determining by the first node whether the second node has calling capability; and
,e) upon determining that the second node has calling capability, and where the second node is without a call, establishing, by the first node, a call with the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon to cause a first node computer having T.120 conferencing and H.323 calling capability to perform a method comprising:
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a) determining whether a second node computer has T.120 conferencing capability;
b) upon determining that the second node computer has T.120 conferencing capability, and where the second node computer is within a T.120 conference, joining the T.120 conference;
c) upon determining that the second node computer has T.120 conferencing capability, and where the second node computer is without a T.120 conference, establishing a T.120 conference, inviting the second node computer to join the T.120 conference;
d) determining whether the second node computer has H.323 calling capability; and
,e) upon determining that the second node computer has H.323 calling capability, establishing an H.323 call with the second node computer. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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