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Method and system for providing an improved communications channel for telephone conference initiation and management

  • US 7,505,574 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2004
  • Issued: 03/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing and utilizing an improved communications channel for establishing and maintaining a telephone conference, the method comprising:

  • receiving at a client computer a request to initiate a telephone conference, said request identifying two or more participants for the telephone conference;

    in response to the request, transmitting an instant message including data for establishing the telephone conference between the participants to an instant messaging server computer;

    receiving the instant message at the instant messaging server computer;

    forwarding the instant message to a telephone conference gateway computer;

    receiving the instant message at the telephone conference gateway computer, extracting from the instant message the data for establishing the telephone conference, creating a web services request based on the data, and executing the web services request in order to establish the telephone conference; and

    receiving at the telephone conference gateway computer an indication that a telephone call has been placed to one of the participants and that the telephone call is in a ringing state.

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