Patent ID: 8467320

Claim:
A Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) conference bridge, comprising: a conference bridge active in a location addressed using Internet Protocol; a configuration module to receive an initiating VoIP device's custom conference criteria from an initiating VoIP device, said initiating VoIP device's custom conference criteria being a plurality of text characters typed on an initiating VoIP device to initiate establishment of said conference bridge; a module to determine a plurality of potential VoIP devices to connect to said conference bridge based on said initiating VoIP device's custom conference criteria; an invite module to issue an invite to each of said plurality of potential VoIP devices to connect to said conference bridge, said invite based on said initiating VoIP device's custom conference criteria; and a plurality of Internet interfaces to said conference bridge, to accept a respective plurality of potential VoIP devices to connect to said conference bridge.