Patent ID: 8625469

Claim:
A method for verifying a participant in a multi-party call environment, the method comprising: receiving a call from a first communication device destined for a second communication device associated with a multi-party call organizer via a communication network; determining a termination identifier used to identify the first communication device within the communication network; accessing scheduling data associated with the multi-party call organizer, the scheduling data comprising at least one scheduling event associated with a multi-party call that includes at least one allowed participant identifier associated with at least one allowed participant for the multi-party call; determining if the scheduling event associated with the multi-party call is associated with a time the call from the first communication device is received; if the scheduling event is associated with the time the call is received, comparing the termination identifier used to identify the first communication device with the at least one allowed participant identifier associated with the at least one allowed participant for the multi-party call; and responsive to said comparing rendering a positive outcome, causing the first communication device to join the multi-party call.