Universal conference control manager
US6282278A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/563
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically establishing an audio conference call where one of a number of audio conference call service providers must be selected. With this invention a resource broker receives requests from a number of users desiring to establish an audio conference call. Profile data on a number of conference call service providers is maintained by the resource broker. Based on the profile data and the requests from the users, one of the audio conference call service providers is selected, and the selected audio conference service provider then establishes an audio conference call in accordance with the request from the users.
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