Systems and methods of conducting conference calls
AssigneeVonage Network LLC
InventorNehar Arora
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Abstract
Systems and methods performed by an IP telephony system allow a user to request that his IP telephony device be set into a conference calling mode for an indefinite period of time. When the user's IP telephony device is in the conference calling mode, all parties that attempt to call the user's IP telephony device are added to a conference bridge tied to the user's IP telephony device. All incoming calls are treated in this fashion until the user cancels the conference calling mode and returns to a normal calling mode.
Claims30
A method of managing telephony communications for an IP telephony device, the method being performed by at least an IP telephony system, the method comprising:
- setting an account of an IP telephony device into a conference calling mode in response to a triggering event;
- and
- handling an incoming telephony communication setup request directed to the account by directing each telephony communication setup request as a request to join a conference call with the IP telephony device until a request to set the account into a normal calling mode is received.
A system for managing telephony communications for an IP telephony device, comprising:
- means for setting an account of an IP telephony device into a conference calling mode in response to a triggering event;
- and
- means for handling an incoming telephony communication setup request directed to the account by directing each telephony communication setup request as a request to join a conference call with the IP telephony device until a request to set the account into a normal calling mode is received.
A system for managing telephony communications for an IP telephony device, comprising:
- a conference call mode setting unit that sets an account of an IP telephony device into a conference calling mode in response to a triggering event;
- and
- a conference call setup unit that handles incoming telephony communication setup requests directed to the account by directing each telephony communication setup request as a request to join a conference call with the IP telephony device until a request to set the account into a normal calling mode is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.