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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Uniloc Luxembourg, S.a., Luxembourg, LU;
Inventor:
Tod C. Turner, Kenmore, WA (US);
Assignee:
Uniloc Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/567 (2013.01); H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 51/043 (2013.01); H04M 3/56 (2013.01); H04M 7/003 (2013.01); H04M 7/0009 (2013.01); H04L 12/581 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04M 2203/5063 (2013.01); H04M 2203/652 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for initiating conference calls via an instant messaging system to reduce the effort required to initiate and manage the call. The system uses an IM connection between a requesting party and a conference call server to inform the conference call server of the desire to initiate the conference call. The conference call server may initiate the conference call by having involved parties called by a conference bridge, thus reducing the effort required by the parties to join the call.