Patent ID: 8243901

Claim:
A method for increasing security of teleconferences, the method comprising: a computer receiving a request to set up a teleconference, wherein the request is received from a host accessing a teleconference management system coupled with hardware necessary to facilitate the teleconference; the computer receiving a list of invitees to participate in the teleconference; the computer assigning a unique, single-use passcode to an invitee on the list of invitees, wherein the invitee has the permanent personal passcode assigned by the teleconference management system previous to the teleconference; the computer sending an invitation to the invitee containing the unique, single-use passcode; the computer setting a time duration before the invitee calls into the teleconference defining when the unique, single-use passcode is valid for accessing the teleconference, wherein the time duration is a window of time that occurs within a time period that starts at a beginning of a pre-conference dial-in period and ends at an ending of the teleconference; the computer granting the invitee access to the teleconference in response to receiving the unique, single-use passcode for the invitee during the time duration; the computer determining whether the invitee is allowed to reconnect to the teleconference using the unique, single-use passcode; the computer, responsive to determining that the invitee is not allowed to reconnect to the teleconference and to detecting the invitee accessing the teleconference, expiring the unique, single-use passcode; and the computer, responsive to determining that permanent personal passcodes are allowed for accessing the teleconference, granting the invitee access to the teleconference in response to receiving a permanent personal passcode for the invitee during the time duration.