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US 8,571,587 B2Granted
Methods and devices for including a plurality of users in a conversation over a communication network
AssigneeSkype
InventorsAndrew Jagoe, Enlai Chu
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Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for including a plurality of users in a conversation over a communication network. A conversation is initiated when a text message is received requesting the conversation. A conversation is established using conversation gateways currently unused by users to be included in the conversation. Communication may occur across gateways in order to conserve conversation gateway resources.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a text messaging service, a Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) text message from a first user, the text message including contact information of a second user and a request to establish a voice call with the second user;
- and
- calling, by the text messaging service, the first user to automatically establish the voice call between the first user and the second user.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a text messaging service, a Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message from an initiator, the message including a request to establish a telephone voice conference among a selected group of users;
- determining phone numbers for users in the selected group;
- placing, by the text messaging service, voice calls to users in the selected group using the determined phone numbers;
- and
- connecting each user in the selected group to a conference bridge as said each user answers the voice call.
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A computing device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having software program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, implement a text messaging service, the text messaging service configured to:
- receive a text message from a first mobile device, the text message including contact information corresponding to a second mobile device and a request to establish a voice call with the second mobile device;
- and
- call the first mobile device to automatically establish the voice call between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.