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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Steven Michael Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Lisa Anne Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Michael Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Lisa Anne Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04M 19/04 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/56 (2013.01); H04M 19/041 (2013.01); H04M 3/42153 (2013.01); H04M 2203/5081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for identifying which participant joined or exited a conference call. A participant to a conference call is able to select a personalized tone from a list of predetermined tones or to upload a personalized tone to a designated site, where the personalized tone is to be played upon the participant joining and/or exiting the conferencing call. In this manner, the other participants of the conference call would know which participant joined or exited the conference call.