Data network-assisted conference establishment
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsChinmei Chen Lee, Douglas William Varney
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Abstract
A system and method for providing data network-assisted conference service to a wireless terminal. Conference-related information is received from a conference originator and stored. Prior to conference establishment time, a conference notification message is sent to the wireless terminal. A conference connection request is sent by the wireless terminal in response to the conference notification message, and a conference connection is established between the wireless terminal and a conference bridge that connects all conference participants.
Claims8
In a wireless terminal, a method for providing calendar-based conference service at said wireless terminal, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a conference notification message containing conference-related information from a data network having a conference server, said conference-related information including a conference time, an identification of conference participants, a conference bridge number and a conference code;
- storing said conference-related information;
- displaying said conference-related information in human-visible form;
- displaying a conference selection input object in human-visible form;
- in response to said conference selection object being selected, generating a conference connection request message;
- sending said conference connection setup message to a telephone network containing a conference bridge;
- receiving a conference-related message and a request for input of a conference code from said conference bridge;
- playing said conference-related message in audio form;
- displaying a conference code response selection object in human-visible form;
- in response to said conference code response selection object being selected, generating a conference code message containing said conference code;
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- sending said conference code message to said conference bridge.
A wireless terminal for providing calendar-based conference service at said wireless terminal, comprising:
- means for receiving a conference notification message containing conference-related information from a data network having a conference server, said conference-related information including a conference time, an identification of conference participants, a conference bridge number and a conference code;
- means for storing said conference-related information;
- means for displaying said conference-related information in human-visible form;
- means for displaying a conference selection input object in human-visible form;
- means, responsive to said conference selection object being selected, for generating a conference connection request message;
- means for sending said conference connection setup message to a telephone network containing a conference bridge;
- means for receiving a conference-related message and a request for input of a conference code from said conference bridge;
- means for playing said conference-related message in audio form;
- means for displaying a conference code response selection object in human-visible form;
- means, responsive to said conference code response selection object being selected, for generating a conference code message containing said conference code;
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- means for sending said conference code message to said conference bridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.