Managing subconference calls within a primary conference call

US8654953B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Gregory J. Boss · American Fork, US
• Andrew R. Jones · Round Rock, US
• Charles S. Lingafelt · Durham, US
• Kevin C. McConnell · Austin, US
• John E. Moore, Jr. · Pflugerville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 18, 2010
• Grant date: Feb 18, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 21, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M3/56
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Managing subconference calls within a primary conference call. An approach includes establishing a primary conference call including a plurality of participants, establishing a subconference call including a subset of the plurality of participants, and providing respective output signals to each of the plurality of participants. Members of the primary conference call are provided with audio only of the primary conference call, and members of the subconference call are provided with audio of the subconference call. The approach also includes providing a visual display that shows respective groupings of members of the subconference call and members of the primary conference call.