Patent ID: 7499719
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for mixed mode conference call setup comprising the steps of: inviting two or more users to a mixed mode conference call by providing invitation information from an inviting user to a server indicating the two or more users, a plurality of modes acceptable for the mixed mode conference call and a selected one of the plurality of modes accepted by the inviting user; providing an invitation from the server to each of the two or more users, the invitation including information indicating the plurality of modes acceptable for the mixed mode conference call; a first user of the two or more users providing a response to the server including information indicating a first mode of the plurality of modes which has been user selected by the first user of the two or more users; a second user of the two or more users providing a response to the server including information indicating a second mode of the plurality of modes which has been user selected by the second user of the two or more users, wherein the second mode of the plurality of modes is different from the first mode of the plurality of modes; the server setting up a mixed mode conference call for communicating in at least the first and second modes of the plurality of modes in response to the invitation information provided by the inviting user and each response from the two or more users; and the inviting user and the two or more users communicating in the mixed mode conference call in one of the plurality of modes, while the first user of the two or more users communicates in the mixed mode conference call in the first mode of the plurality of modes and the second user of the two or more users communicates in the mixed mode conference call in the second mode of the plurality of modes.