Advanced conference call controls

A method of interconnecting communication devices to form a conference call, comprising:

• initiating, by a system including a processor, a conference call communication bridge;
• receiving, by the system, a call at the conference call communication bridge;
• initiating, by the system, a first direct connection from the conference call communication bridge to a circuit-switched communication network interface of a circuit-switched communication network;
• initiating, by the system, a second direct connection from the conference call communication bridge to a non circuit switched-only communication network interface of a non circuit switched-only communication network;
• facilitating, by the system, interconnection of devices to yield interconnected communication devices including interconnection of circuit switched communication devices of the circuit-switched communication network and non circuit switched-only communication devices of the non circuit switched-only communication network, the non circuit switched-only communication devices comprising a conference call host device;
• instructing, by the system, the conference call communication bridge to translate signals between the circuit switched communication network interface and the non circuit switched-only communication network interface;
• distributing, by the system, a voice and data communication to an interconnected communication device of the interconnected communication devices;
• detecting, by the system, a disconnected device of the conference call host device, the circuit switched communication devices and the non circuit switched-only communication devices that has disconnected from the conference call communication bridge;
• determining, by the system, whether the disconnected device was the conference call host device;
• maintaining, by the system, the interconnected communication devices comprising the interconnection of circuit switched communication devices of the circuit-switched communication network and non circuit switched-only communication devices of the non circuit switched-only communication network in response to determining the disconnected device was the conference call host device;
• transferring, by the system, a conference call host function initiated by the conference call host device to one of the non circuit switched-only communication devices in response to determining the disconnected device was the conference call host device,
• querying, by the system, the one of the non circuit switched-only communication devices to determine compatibility with an auxiliary function of an auxiliary function set;
• updating, by the system, user interface indicator data to indicate compatibility of the auxiliary function of the auxiliary function set with the one of the non circuit switched-only communication devices;
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• transmitting, by the system, the user interface indicator data to the one of the non circuit switched-only communication devices.

A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• facilitating interconnecting of communication devices resulting in interconnected communication devices including facilitating interconnection of a circuit switched communication device with a non circuit switched-only communication device;
• receiving an auxiliary function set from a conference application server in response to a first query;
• determining a compatibility of an interconnected communication device of the interconnected communication devices with an auxiliary function of the auxiliary function set from data included in a response to a second query to the interconnected communication device;
• updating user interface indicator data associated with the interconnected communication device in response to the compatibility with the auxiliary function being determined;
• transmitting the user interface indicator data to the interconnected communication device in response to the updating;
• facilitating activation of a conference host function for the non circuit switched-only communication device, the conference host function comprising a mute function;
• receiving a mute selection signal associated with the circuit switched communication device from the non circuit switched-only communication device;
• interrupting a first transmission of first audio signals of the circuit switched communication device for the interconnected communication devices in response to receiving the mute selection signal and maintaining a second transmission of second audio signals of the non circuit switched-only communication device in response to receiving the mute selection signal;
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• obtaining current location data for the circuit switched-only communication device and providing current location indicator data to the non circuit switched-only communication device, for display of the current location data.