Patent ID: 8385526

Claim:
A method for controlling conference calls, comprising: retrieving individual multiple conferee connection status statistical data, on multiple conferees on a pre-defined conferee list, from each of coordinated parallel distributed dialing processes using a conference controller which controls access to multiple parallel telephony systems; selecting, using said conferencing controller, each of the multiple conferees of said conferee list, and assigning one of a predetermined number of said coordinated parallel distributed dialing processes which are available, to manage establishment of maintenance of a connection to a selected conferee, said coordinated parallel distributed dialing processes accommodating all of said multiple conferees on said conference list; initiating said conference call between the multiple conferees using said individual multiple conferee connection status statistical data retrieved by said conference controller, once each selected conferee of said multiple conferees is assigned one of said predetermined number of said coordinated parallel distributed dialing processes, by then simultaneously dialing all of said multiple conferees on said conference list using said coordinated parallel distributing dialing processes which are available, such that all of said multiple conferees on said conference list are contacted simultaneously using said coordinated parallel distributed dialing processes which are available, with no processing delays related to connecting to any other of said multiple conferees.