Merging multiple teleconferences
US5973724A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic method in a teleconferencing system for merging at least two ongoing teleconferences. A first endpoint transmits a merge request message to the at least two teleconferences to a second endpoint. The merge request message includes a list of members in one of the at least two ongoing teleconferences. The second endpoint receives the merge request message and transmits join request messages to each member in the list of members. The first endpoint, the second endpoint and each member in the list of members then establish one teleconference.
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