Patent ID: 8189757
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A teleconference system for coordinating a prearranged teleconference involving a plurality of teleconference participants over at least one communications network, comprising: a memory that stores established parameters for contacting each of the plurality of teleconference participants; and a caller that systematically hunts and automatically calls out to designated teleconference participants that have been designated to participate in the teleconference over the at least one communications network based on the established parameters, wherein the established parameters include a phone number prioritization listing indicating the priority order of phone numbers associated with each of the plurality of teleconference participants such that the caller follows the phone number prioritization listing and automatically calls each designated teleconference participant using a highest priority phone number first, and wherein the established parameters include a do not use flag associated with each of the plurality of teleconference participant's phone numbers in the prioritization listing that can be selectably set by a teleconference participant to designate which of the teleconference participant's phone numbers are to be omitted from the prioritization listing.