Method and an apparatus for adding a new member to an active group call in a group communication network

In a communication device, a computer-readable medium embodying a method for adding a new member to an active group call in a group communication network, the method comprising:

• receiving a member list from a user;
• and
• sending a request to a server to add the member list to the active group call.

A communication device for adding a new member to an active group call in a group communication network, comprising:

• means for receiving a member list from a user;
• and
• means for sending a request to a server to add the member list to the active group call.

In a server, a method for adding a new member to an active group call in a group communication network, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for adding a member list to an active group call;
• and
• adding the member list to the active group call.

In a server, a computer-readable medium embodying a method for initiating a group call in a group communication network, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for adding a member list to an active group call;
• and
• adding the member list to the active group call.

A server for adding a new member to an active group call in a group communication network, comprising:

• means for receiving a request for adding a member list to an active group call;
• and
• means for adding the member list to the active group call.

A server for adding a new member to an active group call in a group communication network, the server comprising:

• a dispatcher that receives a request for adding a new member to an active group call based on a member list;
• and
• a controller that announces the group call based on the member list.