Patent ID: 6865161

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions to implement a set of communication services on the computer system for generating on behalf of an offeror client, an electronic token representing an offer to participate in a voice call with a destination party designated by the offeror client and including a telephone number or an IP address of said destination party and a telephone number or an IP address of an offeree provided by said offeror for generating said electronic token, the electronic token to be transmitted by the offeror client in association with an electronic mail message to said offeree, services for receiving on behalf of the offeror client, through a data network link, a notification from the offeree denoting the offeree's acceptance of the offeror client's offer by activating said electronic token, and services for causing, immediately in response to the offeree's acceptance of the offeror client's offer, a first voice call connection to be initiated to the destination party designated by the offeror client and a second voice call connection to be initiated to the offeree, and bridging together the two connections so as to establish a voice call between the destination party and the offeree; and an execution unit coupled to the storage medium for executing the plurality of programming instructions.