System and method to establish an on-demand expanded conference call for participants in an active two-party or three-way call
OwnerJohn C. Svercekinventor
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Abstract
An on-demand teleconferencing system and method for an Expanded Conference Call (ECC) initiated by dialing an ECC Access Code when originating a new call to a Conference System, or causes an active two party or three-way call to be connected to a Conference System to allow a greater number of parties to participate in the conference call. A subscribing party initiates ECC by dialing an abbreviated ECC Access Code consisting of a dialing sequence of less than seven digits. The original two or three-way call participants in an active call are automatically connected to the conference system after the subscribing party initiates ECC without having to disconnect and originate new calls.
Claims46
A system for a subscriber to establish an on-demand conference call in a telecommunications network including a plurality of switching systems, one or more of which having one or more conference bridges, the system comprising:
- means for dialing and assigning an ECC Access Code which is common for all ECC subscribers served by a plurality of switches;
- and
- the ECC Access Code being conference call initiation means comprising a dialing sequence of less than seven digits.
A system for a subscriber to establish an on-demand conference call in a telecommunications network including a plurality of switching systems, one or more of which having one or more conference bridges, the system comprising:
- means for dialing and assigning an ECC Access Code which is common for all ECC subscribers served by a plurality of switches;
- and
- the ECC Access Code being conference call initiation means comprising a dialing sequence of less than seven digits,
- wherein the dialing sequence includes any one of a Vertical Service Code format consisting of *XX where X is any digit 0 to 9, an abbreviated dialing sequence of *XXX, *XXXX, *XXXXX, or *XXXXXX where X is any digit 0 to 9, an abbreviated dialing sequence of #XX, #XXX, #XXXX, #XXXXX, or #XXXXXX where X is any digit 0 to 9, an abbreviated dialing sequence of XX*, XXX*, XXXX*, XXXXX*, or XXXXXX* where X is any digit 0 to 9, and an abbreviated dialing sequence of XX#, XXX#, XXXX#, XXXXX#, or XXXXXX# where X is any digit 0 to 9.
A method for a subscriber to establish an on-demand conference call in a telecommunications network including a plurality of switching systems, one or more of which having one or more conference bridges, the method comprising:
- providing means for dialing and assigning an ECC Access Code which is common for all ECC subscribers served by a plurality of switches;
- and
- dialing said subscriber ECC Access Code, wherein the ECC Access Code is the conference call initiation means comprising a dialing sequence of less than seven digits.
A method for a subscriber to establish an on-demand conference call in a telecommunications network including a plurality of switching systems, one or more of which having one or more conference bridges, the method comprising:
- providing means for dialing and assigning an ECC Access Code which is common for all ECC subscribers served by a plurality of switches;
- and
- dialing said subscriber ECC Access Code,
- wherein the ECC Access Code is the conference call initiation means comprising a dialing sequence of less than seven digits, and
- wherein the dialing sequence includes any one of a Vertical Service Code format consisting of *XX where X is any digit 0 to 9, an abbreviated dialing sequence of *XXX, *XXXX, *XXXXX, or *XXXXXX where X is any digit 0 to 9, an abbreviated dialing sequence of #XX, #XXX, #XXXX, #XXXXX, or #XXXXXX where X is any digit 0 to 9, an abbreviated dialing sequence of XX*, XXX*, XX*, XXXXX*, or XXXXXX* where X is any digit 0 to 9, and an abbreviated dialing sequence of XX#, XXX#, XXXX#, XX#, or XXXXXX# where X is any digit 0 to 9.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.