Google Inc.

Stu Blair

Marcus Alexander Foster

Greg Hecht

Vincent F Paquet

Anthony Jawad

Michel Ossesia

Craig Elliott Walker

Jacob Hesch

A system and method for generating a conference call within a social network is disclosed. The participants are all members of an affinity group and they communicate with each other using different social streams. When the stream becomes too complicated, a participant transforms the social stream into a conference call so that the discussion is held in real-time. The participant that requests the conference call is designated as a moderator. The moderator controls the conference, including the members of the affinity group, through a user interface. Once the conference is established a notification can be sent to invitees and other members of the affinity group. The notification can also be published on a social network.

Conference calls for social streams

Growing community of inventors

Portola Valley, CA, United States of America

Stu Blair