Method and system for participant automatic re-invite and updating during conferencing

A method for conferencing, comprising:

• monitoring a status of each participant in a conference;
• adding a participant to a disconnected participant list in response to the participant being disconnected;
• recording the conference in response to at least one participant being in the disconnected participant list;
• monitoring the disconnected participant list;
• continuing to record the conference in response to at least one participant being in the disconnected participant list;
• discontinuing to record the conference in response to the disconnected participant list being empty;
• and
• replaying a recording of the conference from a disconnect time of a disconnected participant to a present time for each participant in the disconnected participant list in response to a disconnected participant rejoining the conference.

A system for conferencing, comprising:

• at least one server;
• and
• a conferencing function operable on the at least one server to monitor a status of participants in a conference;
• means for recording the conference from a disconnect time of any disconnected participant in response to the disconnected participant being disconnected;
• and
• means for discontinuing to record the conference and replaying the recording of the conference to the disconnected participant in response to the disconnected participant rejoining the conference.

A method for making a system for conferencing, comprising:

• providing at least one server;
• and
• providing a conference function operable on the at least one server to monitor a status of participants in a conference
• providing means to record the conference in response to at least one participant being disconnected from the conference;
• and
• providing means for replaying a recording of the conference from a disconnect time to a current time for each participant disconnected in response to a disconnected participant rejoining the conference.

A computer-readable medium comprising one from the group consisting of an electronic medium, a magnetic medium, a semiconductor medium, having computer-executable instructions stored therein, the instructions when executed causing a processing device to perform:

• monitoring a status of participants in a conference;
• transmitting a re-invite signal to any participant that is disconnected from the conference in response to the participant being able to rejoin the conference;
• recording the conference from a disconnect time of any disconnected participant in response to the disconnected participant being disconnected;
• and
• discontinuing to record the conference and replaying the recording of the conference to the disconnected participant in response to the disconnected participant rejoining the conference.