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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2005
William E. Bennett, Tucson, AZ (US);
James E. Christensen, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Stephen E. Levy, Honolulu, HI (US);
Jeremy Sussman, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Tracee L. Wolf, Ossining, NY (US);
William E. Bennett, Tucson, AZ (US);
James E. Christensen, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Stephen E. Levy, Honolulu, HI (US);
Jeremy Sussman, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Tracee L. Wolf, Ossining, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for initiating a conference call are disclosed. The method includes running a conference call managing application. The method also includes receiving at least one participant-defined condition. The participant-defined condition is associated with at least one conference call defining a status of a participant's communication device to connect the participant to the conference call. At least one alert is sent out to at least all required participants of the conference call, in response to the participant-defined condition being satisfied to start the conference call.