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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Applicants:
David W. Mcknight, Garland, TX (US);
F. Randall Murray, Ii, McKinney, TX (US);
Stephen R. Whynot, Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
David W. McKnight, Garland, TX (US);
F. Randall Murray, II, McKinney, TX (US);
Stephen R. Whynot, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A call conferencing apparatus, method, and computer program allow a chairperson or other participant to enter a pass code for a conference call dynamically. Other participants are then prompted for the pass code. Participants who enter the correct pass code are allowed to join a conference bridge, while participants who enter an incorrect pass code are not.