Patent ID: 8654954
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A conference controller, comprising: a conference client operable to manage a conference call between conference participants; an interface operable to receive at least one instruction during said conference call from one of said conference participants, said at least one instruction defining at least one policy to control access to said conference call by at least one user external to said conference call, said at least one policy creating a virtual room separate from said conference call between said user and one of said conference participants when said user places a call to said one of said conference participants, said virtual room enabling voice to be exchanged between said user and said one of said conference participants; and a processor for executing said conference client to initiate said conference call and process said instruction; wherein said at least one policy is automatically defined for each user external to said conference call that is called by one of said conference participants during said conference call such that said controller automatically leaves conference call information for accessing said conference call on a respective voice mail system for each said user upon receiving a notification that said respective user has been directly called by one of said conference participants.