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AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsChaochen J. Sun, Earle H. West, Robert E. Reit
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A system and method for teleconferencing between conferees connected through a connectionless network and conferees connected through a connection-oriented network having a bridge. A call server connects to a bridge hosting a teleconference among connection-oriented conferees and joins the teleconference. The connection-oriented signal received by the call server is converted into a connectionless signal and sent to authorized, authenticated conferees connected through the connectionless network. The call server receives a connectionless signal from a conferee through the connectionless network, converts the signal to a connection-oriented signal and sends the connection-oriented signal to the bridge. Connectionless signals are stored in a database to be analyzed or sent to other conferees, such as those who were unavailable to join the teleconference as it occurred. The call server provides multimedia interfaces to conferees by which the conferees can monitor and join an ongoing teleconference, access a stored teleconference, or configure a new teleconference. The call server can also bridge teleconferences hosted on two or more bridges, expanding the audience for a given teleconference beyond the capacity of a single bridge.
An apparatus for teleconferencing connection-oriented conferees connected to a connection-oriented network having a bridge and connectionless conferees connected to a connectionless network, comprising a call server having a processor and computer-readable memory, said call server provided with a first port to be coupled to connection-oriented network and a second port to be coupled to a connectionless network, said call server receiving a connectionless input signal from a connectionless conferee through the connectionless network, converting said connectionless input signal to a connection-oriented output signal and sending said connection-oriented output signal to the bridge, and receiving a connection-oriented input signal from the bridge, converting said connection-oriented signal input into a connectionless output signal, and sending said connectionless output signal to connectionless conferees through the connectionless network to conduct at least one teleconference.
A method for teleconferencing between connectionless conferees connected through a connectionless network and connection-oriented conferees connected through a connection-oriented network having a bridge, comprising the steps of:
A system for teleconferencing between connectionless conferees connected through a connectionless network and connection-oriented conferees connected through a connection-oriented network having a bridge, comprising:
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