Patent ID: 7412047
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically establishing a conference comprising: receiving conference logistics from a subscriber initiating a conference, wherein the conference logistics comprise a participant communication address; receiving participant profile data from the subscriber, wherein the participant profile data comprises a plurality of participant communication addresses and current participant communication addresses associated with each of the plurality of participant communication addresses; allocating conference bridge ports for a number of participants associated with participant communication addresses in the participant profile data for the conference in accordance with the conference logistics; after allocating the conference bridge ports to set up the conference, extracting a current participant communication address from the conference logistics provided by the subscriber; determining if the participant profile data includes a current participant communication address matching the current participant communication address extracted from the conference logistics; if the participant profile data does not include a current participant communication address matching the current participant communication address extracted from the conference logistics, then automatically updating the extracted participant communication address extracted from the conference logistics with the current participant communication address from the participant profile data associated with the participant communication address; automatically initiating connections to the current participant communication addresses for providing an invitation to the conference based on the current participant communication address; presenting an option allowing participants connected via current participant communication addresses to accept or refuse the connection to the conference; and connecting a conference bridge associated with the current participant communication address to each of the connected current participant communication addresses opting to accept the connection to the conference to the allocated conference bridge ports.