Method and apparatus for scheduling a multi-point electronic conference
US6396510B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/152
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system is programmed with a scheduler for scheduling multi-point electronic conferences with a multi-point conferencing control service. The scheduler is equipped to automatically connect a user to a remote directory service for selection of some or all of the participants the user wants to be included in the multi-point electronic conference being scheduled. In the presently preferred embodiments, the user is connected to an independent directory service of the user's choice, and the independent directory services available for selection are public directory services having names and connection addresses for a large number of persons.
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