Patent ID: 8599723

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a request to join a conference call that is sent from a device associated with a user of a plurality of users; selecting, by the computing device, an access policy from a plurality of access policies, wherein the access policy is selected based on a type of the device associated with the user; determining, by the computing device, a group of permissions granted to the user for participating in the conference call based on the selected access policy, wherein a leg from a plurality of legs of the conference call is associated with the user; outputting, by the computing device, a participant user interface to the device associated with the user, wherein the participant user interface includes a plurality of participant options based on the group of permissions granted to the user, wherein one or more of the plurality of participant options is selectable during the conference call; outputting, by the computing device, a moderator user interface to a device associated with a moderator managing the conference call, wherein the moderator user interface includes a plurality of moderator options individually applicable to at least one of a particular user of the plurality of users and a particular leg of the plurality of legs of the conference call, wherein the plurality of moderator options include recording one or more of the plurality of legs, transcribing one or more of the plurality of legs, muting one or more of the plurality of legs, disconnecting one or more of the plurality of legs, and configuring access policies that change permissions granted to one or more of the plurality of users, wherein one or more of the plurality of moderator options is selectable during the conference call; receiving, by the computing device, an indication of at least one moderator option selected during the conference call; and responsive to receiving the indication, applying, by the computing device, one or more of the plurality of moderator options to at least one of the user and the leg associated with the user.