Dial up telephone conferencing system controlled by an online computer network
First Claim
1. A system for establishing a telephonic connection for a conference among a plurality of conferees, the system comprising:
- a digital computing device configured to control telephonic connections over a public Internet Protocol (IP) network; and
a switch interface in communication with the digital computing device over the public IP network and further in communication with a dial up communication network, wherein the digital computing device is configured to transmit digital control signals to the switch interface over the public IP network,wherein the switch interface is configured to transmit telephonic control signals to the dial up communication network in response to the digital control signals to establish at least one telephonic connection for a conference among the plurality of conferees.
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Abstract
In a telephone conferencing system, a digital communication network such as the Internet is used to establish and control the telephone connections between multiple conferees with the telephone network being the means of exchanging verbal information. Each conferee may have a computer connected to the digital network, and each has an independent telephone instrument connected to the public switched telephone network. An in-charge conferee utilizes his computer containing appropriate software to initiate the conference and to control the participation of the conferees. The in-charge conferee sends digital control signals to a switch interface controlling a telephone switch as a gateway to the telephone network using SS7 control signals. These SS7 control signals include the commands by which the conferee telephones are rung up, brought on line, or dropped from the conference.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for establishing a telephonic connection for a conference among a plurality of conferees, the system comprising:
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a digital computing device configured to control telephonic connections over a public Internet Protocol (IP) network; and a switch interface in communication with the digital computing device over the public IP network and further in communication with a dial up communication network, wherein the digital computing device is configured to transmit digital control signals to the switch interface over the public IP network, wherein the switch interface is configured to transmit telephonic control signals to the dial up communication network in response to the digital control signals to establish at least one telephonic connection for a conference among the plurality of conferees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for establishing a telephonic connection for a conference among a plurality of conferees, the method comprising:
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receiving digital control signals from a digital computing device over a public Internet Protocol (IP) network; and transmitting telephonic control signals to a dial up communication network in response to the digital control signals to establish at least one telephonic connection for a conference among the plurality of conferees. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for establishing a telephonic connection for a conference among a plurality of conferees, the system comprising:
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a digital computing device configured to control telephonic connections over an Internet Protocol (IP) network; and a switch interface in communication with the digital computing device over the IP network and further in communication with a dial up communication network, wherein the digital computing device is configured to transmit digital control signals to the switch interface over the IP network, wherein the switch interface is configured to transmit telephonic control signals to the dial up communication network in response to the digital control signals to establish at least one telephonic connection for a conference among the plurality of conferees, and wherein the digital computing device is further configured to monitor the at least one telephonic connection over the IP network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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