Data network-assisted conference establishment

• US 7,209,947 B1
• Filed: 05/05/2000
• Issued: 04/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia of America Corporation (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Varney, Douglas William, Lee, Chinmei Chen
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue; Larry D.
• Application Number:
  US09/565,660
• Time in Patent Office: 2,545 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-205, 709/203, 455414-416, 455518-519, 370261-262, 370/401, 37920201-20601
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/053 remote terminal provisioning, e.g. of applets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/257 remote control of substation user interface for telephonic services, e.g. by ISDN stimulus, ADSI, wireless telephony application WTA, MExE or BREW
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/5054 Meet-me conference, i.e. participants dial-in
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/652 Call initiation triggered by text message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/563 User guidance or feature selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A system and method for providing data network-assisted conference service to a wireless terminal. Conference-related information is received from a conference originator and stored. Prior to conference establishment time, a conference notification message is sent to the wireless terminal. A conference connection request is sent by the wireless terminal in response to the conference notification message, and a conference connection is established between the wireless terminal and a conference bridge that connects all conference participants.

Claims

1. In a wireless terminal, a method for providing calendar-based conference service at said wireless terminal, comprising the steps of:

receiving a conference notification message containing conference-related information from a data network having a conference server, said conference-related information including a conference time, an identification of conference participants, a conference bridge number and a conference code;

storing said conference-related information;

displaying said conference-related information in human-visible form;

displaying a conference selection input object in human-visible form;

in response to said conference selection object being selected, generating a conference connection request message;

sending said conference connection setup message to a telephone network containing a conference bridge;

receiving a conference-related message and a request for input of a conference code from said conference bridge;

playing said conference-related message in audio form;

displaying a conference code response selection object in human-visible form;

in response to said conference code response selection object being selected, generating a conference code message containing said conference code; and

sending said conference code message to said conference bridge.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said conference notification message is received from said conference server via a data network gateway.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said conference-related information is displayed on a browser in said wireless terminal adapted to visually display said conference-related information in response to said conference notification message being sent to said wireless terminal.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said conference selection object is displayed on a browser in said wireless terminal adapted to visually display said conference selection object and initiate said conference connection request in response to said selection object being selected.

5. A wireless terminal for providing calendar-based conference service at said wireless terminal, comprising:

means for receiving a conference notification message containing conference-related information from a data network having a conference server, said conference-related information including a conference time, an identification of conference participants, a conference bridge number and a conference code;

means for storing said conference-related information;

means for displaying said conference-related information in human-visible form;

means for displaying a conference selection input object in human-visible form;

means, responsive to said conference selection object being selected, for generating a conference connection request message;

means for sending said conference connection setup message to a telephone network containing a conference bridge;

means for receiving a conference-related message and a request for input of a conference code from said conference bridge;

means for playing said conference-related message in audio form;

means for displaying a conference code response selection object in human-visible form;

means, responsive to said conference code response selection object being selected, for generating a conference code message containing said conference code; and

means for sending said conference code message to said conference bridge.

6. A system in accordance with claim 5 wherein said means for receiving a conference notification message is adapted to receive said conference notification message from said conference server via a data network gateway.

7. A system in accordance with claim 5 wherein said means for displaying said conference-related information comprises a browser in said wireless terminal adapted to visually display said conference-related information in response to said conference notification message being sent to said wireless terminal.

8. A system in accordance with claim 5 wherein said means for displaying said conference selection object comprises a browser in said wireless terminal adapted to visually display said conference selection object and initiate said conference connection request in response to said selection object being selected.