Facilitation of a conference call between static and rotating participants
AssigneeAvaya Inc.
InventorsSalil Dhawan, Prithviraj Singh
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for facilitating a conference call with rotating participants. In a particular embodiment, a method provides identifying one or more static participants for the conference call and identifying at least two rotating participants for the conference call. The method further provides determining an order in which the rotating participants will be connected to the conference call. The method then provides connecting the conference call with the one or more static participants and connecting and disconnecting the conference call with each of the rotating participants in accordance with the order.
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A method of facilitating a conference call with rotating participants, the method comprising:
- identifying one or more static participants for the conference call;
- identifying at least two rotating participants for the conference call;
- determining an order in which the rotating participants will be connected to the conference call;
- in a conferencing system, connecting the conference call to one or more static clients operated by the one or more static participants;
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- in the conferencing system, connecting and disconnecting the conference call to each of one or more rotating clients, operated by the rotating participants, in accordance with the order.
A conference system for facilitating a conference call with rotating participants, the conference system comprising:
- a processing system configured to identify one or more static participants for the conference call, identify at least two rotating participants for the conference call, and determine an order in which the rotating participants will be connected to the conference call;
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- a communication interface configured to connect the conference call to one or more static clients operated by the one or more static participants and connect and disconnect the conference call to each of one or more rotating clients, operated by the rotating participants, in accordance with the order.
A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon for operating a conference system to facilitate a conference call with rotating participants, the instructions, when executed by the conference system, direct the conference system to:
- identify one or more static participants for the conference call;
- identify at least two rotating participants for the conference call;
- determine an order in which the rotating participants will be connected to the conference call;
- connect the conference call to one or more static clients operated by the one or more static participants;
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- connect and disconnect the conference call to each of one or more rotating clients, operated by the rotating participants, in accordance with the order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.