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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2014
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Michael Gisby, Highland Park, IL (US);
Brian Edward Anthony McColgan, Toronto, CA;
Christopher Labrador, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin W. Andrewin, Elgin, IL (US);
Nicholas Patrick Alfano, Warwickshire, GB;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method for controlling access to a conference call, the method comprising authenticating a mobile device in accordance with access requirements for the conference call rejecting the mobile device if the participant does not comply with the access requirements in response to the rejection, determining by a processor based on information other than said access requirements that the mobile device is legitimate and overriding the rejection to allow connection to the conference call if it is determined that the mobile device is legitimate.