Patent ID: 6563914
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A computer program product, comprising:a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to control a telephone bridge linked to the computer, the computer controlling the telephone bridge based on commands from a graphical user interface of a non-operator, the computer program code mechanism comprising: first computer code configured to receive a message from the graphical user interface of the non-operator; second computer code configured to convert the message into a bridge command specific to the telephone bridge; third computer code configured to send the bridge command to the telephone bridge; fourth computer code configured to receive a response from the telephone bridge; and fifth computer code configured to send the response to the graphical user interface of the non-operator; wherein the fifth computer code comprises sixth computer code configured to transmit a cost per minute of a multiparty teleconference before the multiparty teleconference is established.