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System and process for mass telephony conference call

  • US 8,917,633 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2011
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automated conferencing, which initiates a conference call, that reduces conference call setup time, comprising:

  • using an automated conference call system to assign one of n available parallel connection processes to manage establishment of maintenance of a connection to a selected conferee from a plurality of n selected conferees;

    simultaneously initiating connection attempts by outdialing, using said automated conference call system, to said plurality of n selected conferees, wherein each of the connection attempts is routed through a corresponding one of the n available parallel connection processes using separate available parallel telecommunication connection resources selected from a plurality of parallel telecommunication resources of said automated conference call system, so as to carry out a simultaneous, parallel outdialing to n selected conferees, without waiting for connection to a selected conferee before proceeding to out-dialing other of said plurality of n selected conferees;

    wherein for each connection attempt resulting in an answered call, using said automated conference call system to determine when the answered call is answered by one of a person, a fax machine, or an answering machine;

    using said automated conference call system to automatically initiate the conference call when said automated conference call system has determined that a minimum number of n selected conferees have joined the conference call;

    using said automated conference call system to redial failed calls and continue to initiate connections to other n selected conferees during the conference call; and

    adding a speaker to the conference call, using said automated conference call system, after said minimum number of n selected conferees have joined said conference call.

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