Patent ID: 7634074

Claim:
A method of establishing a subconference call from a multiparty conference call, the method comprising the steps of: a. joining the multiparty conference call with at least a first party and a second party, the multiparty conference call having a conference identifier; and b. initiating a direct telecommunication with one of the at least a first party and a second party by transmitting at least one session initiation protocol command, wherein the session initiation protocol command comprises a REFER command including at least three data fields, wherein the at least three data fields comprise: a first data field indicating an identity of a target party to whom the session initiation protocol REFER command is to be transmitted; a second data field indicating an originating party from whom the session initiation protocol REFER command was sent including the conference identifier; and a third data field indicating a method by which a recipient may accept the session initiation protocol REFER command; wherein the session initiation protocol REFER command comprises a data body, wherein the data body comprises information relating to characteristics of the subconference call.