Patent ID: 8730847
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for joining a conference using a mobile device, the conference utilizing resources provided by a conference bridge, the method comprising: receiving an invitation at the mobile device to join the conference, the invitation including a hyperlink associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the conference bridge and an identifier of the conference; selecting the hyperlink in the invitation using an input device; in response to selecting the hyperlink, launching a web browser on the mobile device and sending the identifier of the conference from the mobile device to the conference bridge using the IP address; receiving the identifier of the conference at the conference bridge; determining at the conference bridge that the identifier of the conference was sent from a mobile communications device, the determination made using information from a user agent header; sending a redirect message from the conference bridge to the mobile device, the redirect message specifying a conferencing application on the mobile device and including an access code for the conference; receiving the redirect message at the mobile device; providing the redirect message to the web browser on the mobile device; providing the redirect message from the web browser to an operating system on the mobile device; launching the conferencing application on the mobile device in response to instructions from the operating system; providing the access code to the conferencing application; sending the access code from the conferencing application to the conference bridge using the mobile device; and establishing the conference between the conference bridge and the conferencing application via the mobile device.