Patent ID: 8611878

Claim:
A method in a wireless communication network for establishing a user group conference that comprises a plurality of mobile terminals, and running a conference service within the user group conference, said method comprising: initiating the conference service by a first mobile terminal by sending an Invite message from the first mobile terminal to the network, the Invite message identifying the conference service, thereby enabling the network to route the Invite message to a conference factory for the identified conference service; setting up by the network, an empty conference with the first mobile terminal, wherein the conference factory returns to the first mobile terminal, a service feature tag identifying the conference service and providing an address of the conference factory; inviting by the first mobile terminal, a second mobile terminal in the network to join the user group conference and the identified conference service, wherein the first mobile terminal sends to the second mobile terminal, a double address comprising the service feature tag and a unique group identifier for the user group conference; utilizing the unique group identifier by the second mobile terminal to join the user group conference, wherein the second mobile terminal sends a second invite message to a focal point associated with the identified conference service, the second invite message including the unique group identifier; and utilizing the stored service feature tag by the second mobile terminal to subscribe to the identified conference service; notifying the first mobile terminal that the second mobile terminal has joined the user group conference; and notifying the second mobile terminal that the user group conference includes the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal.