Patent ID: 8175243
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A teleconferencing system comprising: a teleconference bridge in a network, the bridge having an access telephone number or address; and digital signal processors (DSPs) coupled to the teleconference bridge providing digital resources for managing teleconferences; characterized in that a first person who is a conference organizer schedules a conference to occur on the system by providing the access telephone number or address to one or more second persons, along with a conference code created by the organizer and unknown to the teleconferencing bridge, and in that, upon any person accessing the teleconference bridge by the access telephone number or address, and entering the conference code, the teleconference bridge records the conference code for the first time, allocates discrete groups of digital signal processors (DSPs) programmed to provide conferencing services, and associates any other person subsequently accessing the teleconferencing bridge and entering the conference code to the conference, and wherein, upon the number of conference participants reaching preset thresholds, adds further resources to handle the greater number of persons in the conference.