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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2009
Applicants:

Steven M. Miller, Cary, NC (US);

Jana H. Jenkins, Raleigh, NC (US);

Lloyd W. Allen, Jr., Cary, NC (US);

Inventors:

Steven M. Miller, Cary, NC (US);

Jana H. Jenkins, Raleigh, NC (US);

Lloyd W. Allen, Jr., Cary, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Providing multilevel teleconference call participants that may include receiving a request from a person to join a teleconference call, identifying a defined level of the person, and providing a notification regarding a status of persons having certain defined levels that one of have joined the teleconference call and have not joined the teleconference call. Further, a processing device may include a network interface, at least one second interface configured to establish a connection between at least two telephones, and a processor configured to receive a request from a person to join a conference call, identify a defined level of the person, and provide a notification regarding a status of persons having certain defined levels that have joined the teleconference call or have not joined the teleconference call.


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