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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
AL Chakra, Apex, NC (US);
LI Chen, Cary, NC (US);
Edward C. Flickinger, Cary, NC (US);
Lin Sun, Morrisville, NC (US);
Al Chakra, Apex, NC (US);
Li Chen, Cary, NC (US);
Edward C. Flickinger, Cary, NC (US);
Lin Sun, Morrisville, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for threshold activation of an audio teleconference. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for threshold activation of an audio teleconference is provided. The method includes receiving calls into a conference bridge for an audio conference and determining whether or not a threshold number of calls from corresponding callers have been received for the audio conference. The method also includes initiating the audio conference responsive to a threshold number of callers having called into the audio conference, but prohibiting initiation of the audio conference until the threshold number of callers have called into the audio conference.