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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Sheri G. Daye, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Peeyush Jaiswal, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for monitoring and providing access to back to back scheduled conference calls within a teleconferencing system. The method includes receiving a call and a password entry from a caller. The method includes determining the password entry is valid for a scheduled conference call. The method includes determining the scheduled conference call is scheduled back to back with a previous conference call and that the previous conference call is not over. The method then includes determining the password entry is a specific password, wherein the specific password is issued only to callers accessing back to back scheduled conference calls and placing the caller on hold.