Patent ID: 8005075
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting conference calls using a conferencing system adapted to operate between a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network, the method comprising at least the following: receiving on a VRU a plurality of requests for conferencing services from a plurality of callers, at least some of the requests arriving via the circuit-switched network; assigning a given conference call involving at least two of the callers to a given mixer coupled to communicate with the VRU via the packet-switched network; mixing respective voice streams originating from respective ones of the plurality of callers; routing a mixed conference stream from mixer to the VRU via the packet-switched network; and routing the mixed conference stream to callers in the given conference call from the VRU via the circuit-switched network.