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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Roger D. Linquist, Dallas, TX (US);
Malcolm M. Lorang, Dallas, TX (US);
Ronald Unger, Dallas, TX (US);
Kenneth J. Geisheimer, Plano, TX (US);
Shiang Yueng Feng, Tucson, AZ (US);
Roger D. Linquist, Dallas, TX (US);
Malcolm M. Lorang, Dallas, TX (US);
Ronald Unger, Dallas, TX (US);
Kenneth J. Geisheimer, Plano, TX (US);
Shiang Yueng Feng, Tucson, AZ (US);
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A group call conferencing system and method is disclosed wherein a call to a Virtual Home Phone (VHP) number is processed by a Virtual Home Phone Session Control Function (VHPSCF) to ring all family or group member mobile phones. Any family member can answer the call through a conference bridge set up by the VHPSCF and other family members can participate in the call before the call ends by connecting to the conference bridge.