Remote setup of third party telephone calls
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsThomas E. Creamer, Victor S. Moore, Linda A. Steinmuller, Glen R. Walters
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Abstract
A method of establishing a third party call can include, responsive to a call initiated by a third party to a directory number of a called party, determining that the called party is engaged in an existing telephone call with one or more parties. The telephone call can be processed in a telephony application, wherein the telephony application can determine whether the third party has authority to join the existing call with the called party. If so, the third party can be connected with the existing call.
Claims22
A method of establishing a third party call comprising:
- responsive to a telephone call initiated by a third party to a directory number of a called party, first determining that said called party is engaged in an existing telephone call with one or more other parties;
- processing said telephone call in a telephony application, said telephony application determining whether said third party has authority to join said existing telephone call with said called party;
- and
- if so, connecting said third party with said existing telephone call.
A method of establishing a third party call comprising:
- receiving a telephone call from said third party to an access directory number;
- receiving a directory number from said third party, wherein said directory number is associated with a called party;
- processing said telephone call in a telephony application, said telephony application determining that said called party is engaged in an existing telephone call with one or more other parties, and determining whether said third party has authority to join said existing telephone call with said called party;
- and
- if so, connecting said third party with said existing telephone call.
An IP node having a telephony application configured to first determine that a called party is engaged in an existing telephone call with one or more other parties responsive to a telephone call initiated by a third party to a directory number of said called party;
- to process said telephone call in said telephony application, wherein said telephony application determines whether said third party has authority to join said existing telephone call with said called party;
- and if so, to connect said third party with said existing telephone call.
An IP node having a telephony application configured to receive a telephone call from a third party to an access directory number;
- to receive a directory number from said third party, wherein said directory number is associated with a called party;
- to process said telephone call in said telephony application, wherein said telephony application determines that said called party is engaged in an existing telephone call with one or more other parties and to determine whether said third party has authority to join said existing telephone call with said called party;
- and if so, to connect said third party with said existing telephone call.
A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- responsive to a telephone call initiated by a third party to a directory number of a called party, first determining that said called party is engaged in an existing telephone call with one or more other parties;
- processing said telephone call in a telephony application, said telephony application determining whether said third party has authority to join said existing telephone call with said called party;
- and
- if so, connecting said third party with said existing telephone call.
A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- receiving a telephone call from said third party to an access directory number;
- receiving a directory number from said third party, wherein said directory number is associated with a called party;
- processing said telephone call in a telephony application, said telephony application determining that said called party is engaged in an existing telephone call with one or more other parties, and determining whether said third party has authority to join said existing telephone call with said called party;
- and
- if so, connecting said third party with said existing telephone call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.