Methods and systems for configuring and providing conference calls

US8503650B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Verizon Data Services LLC · US
• Telesector Resources Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Craig L. Reding · Midland Park, US
• John Reformato · East Meadow, US
• Mahesh Rajagopalan · Irving, US
• Brian F. Roberts · Dallas, US
• Chris Helbling · Norwalk, US
• Manvinder Chopra · Carrollton, US
• Ken HUM · Arlington, US
• Apurva Pathak · Pune, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 24, 2003
• Grant date: Aug 6, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 24, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2203/5063
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for automatically providing conference calls are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, methods and systems detect a conference call event that was previously configured by a subscriber user and identify participant users associated with the conference call event. Once identified, each participant user is contacted and a response is received from each of the users. Based on the received responses, a conference call is established between the participant users and the subscriber user. In one aspect of the invention, at least one of the detecting and identifying steps are performed without user intervention.