Patent ID: 7460508

Claim:
A method for establishing a communications conference at least between a first and a second terminal, the method comprising the steps of: a. one of the first and second terminals inviting the other one of the first and second terminals to join the conference; b. the first terminal creating a first cluster of terminals including the first and second terminals, wherein step b. comprises the steps of: b.1. electing a super member terminal for the first cluster; b.2. sending to the second terminal a message comprising an indication of the identity of the super member terminal, an identification of the conference, and cluster parameters including: a split value Sv indicative of a maximum number of terminals that may be part of the cluster, wherein when the split value Sv is reached during the conference, the cluster is split; and a merge value Mv indicative of a minimum number of terminals that may be part of the cluster, wherein when the merge value Mv is reached during the conference, the cluster is merged with another cluster; and c. establishing a communications session between the first terminal and the second terminal.