Patent ID: 8281017

Claim:
A connection method in a conferencing system comprising a plurality of bases including a first base and a plurality of second bases, wherein, the first base includes at least a first conferencing apparatus and a first communication device, and wherein each of the plurality of second bases includes at least a second conferencing apparatus and a corresponding second communication device, wherein the connection method is for connecting the first conferencing apparatus to the plurality of second conferencing apparatuses and connecting the plurality of second conferencing apparatuses together, the method comprising the steps of: receiving from the first communication device a request for first connection information for connecting to the first conferencing apparatus; transmitting to the first communication device the first connection information; calling the plurality of second communication devices by using the first communication device; transmitting the first connection information to the plurality of second communication devices by using the first communication device which called the plurality of second communication devices; receiving the first connection information by each of the plurality of second conferencing apparatuses, wherein the first connection information is received by each of the second conferencing apparatuses from its corresponding second communication device; transmitting a connection request by each of the plurality of second conferencing apparatuses to the first conferencing apparatus, wherein the connection request comprises a request for connecting to the first conferencing apparatus, based upon the first connection information; receiving from each second conferencing apparatus the connection request; detecting second connection information included in each connection request; and instructing by the first conferencing apparatus to one of the plurality of second conferencing apparatuses to connect to another one of the plurality of second conferencing apparatuses based upon the second connection information.