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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Brian Oliver, Waterloo, CA;
Ian Mcdonald, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Gisby, Redwood City, CA;
Christopher Labrador, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Mcandrews, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Oliver, Waterloo, CA;
Ian McDonald, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Gisby, Redwood City, CA;
Christopher Labrador, Waterloo, CA;
Michael McAndrews, Waterloo, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Systems and methods are described that facilitate a conference call between a plurality of communication devices. The method can comprise: providing a first control link between a first primary communication device and a conference call controller; providing a second control link between a second primary communication device and the conference call controller; and establishing a media link between the first primary communication device and the second primary communication device via the conference call controller. In certain embodiments, the first control link can facilitate the exchange of a first identification data comprising at least one first security key, which can be configured to contain participation level data indicating at least one participation level of the first primary communication device or the second primary communication device.