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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Mark Conrad Gonsalves, Morris, IL (US);
Douglas J. Hall, Westerville, OH (US);
Mark Conrad Gonsalves, Morris, IL (US);
Douglas J. Hall, Westerville, OH (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes initiating a dynamic group call, detecting a call alert, and identifying a user system responsible for the call alert. The dynamic group call includes at least one original participant, and is initiated such that an ability to automatically add at least one new participant to the dynamic group call is enabled. Identifying the user system includes obtaining an indicator from the call alert. The indicator is associated with the user system. Finally, the method includes automatically adding the user system to the dynamic group call.