Patent ID: 6275575
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06Q,H04M

Abstract:
In a multi-point telephone conferencing system including storage areas for storing contact information and schedule information for a plurality of participants, a multi-point telephone conference server and access to wireless and wired communication networks, a method for setting up a multi-point telephone conference between a plurality of participants, the method comprising:receiving scheduling information for a multi-point telephone conference including identification information for a plurality of selected participants and timing information from a coordination terminal device;matching the received identification information for the plurality of selected participants with the contact information and schedule information storage areas for the selected plurality of participants;retrieving contact information corresponding to the timing information received for the multi-point telephone conference from the selected participant contact information and schedule information storage areas;generating and storing a control script for the multi-point telephone conference server; andforwarding the stored control script to the multi-point telephone conference server.