Patent ID: 8351588

Claim:
A method of monitoring and managing a multi-way telephone call connection comprising: receiving a request for a multi-way telephone call from a first user, the request including at least a phone number of a second user and a phone number of a third user; establishing the multi-way telephone call based on the request, the established multi-way telephone call connecting the first user, the second user and the third user; creating a multi-way call list including connection status information, a telephone number and hang-up information of the first user, the second user, and the third user, the multi-way call list being associated with the multi-way telephone call; storing the multi-way call list in a database; monitoring the multi-way telephone call for a line disconnection; re-establishing the multi-way telephone call when an unintentional line disconnection is detected, wherein re-establishing the multi-way telephone call when an unintentional line disconnection is detected includes receiving a re-connection request from the first user during an automatic redial process, the automatic redial process being initiated upon a detection of an unintentional line disconnection, the automatic redial process configured to redial the first user; receiving a call continuation period of the multi-way telephone call from the first user; receiving a reconnection interval and a redial pattern from the first user, the reconnection interval being a period of time during which attempts to re-connect the first user are to be made, the redial pattern establishing a dialing pattern via which attempts to reconnect the first user are to be made during said reconnection interval; when the second user and third user are connected via the multi-way telephone call, and when the first user does not rejoin the multi-way telephone call during the call continuation period, terminating the multi-way telephone call; and removing the multi-way call list from the database upon terminating the multi-way telephone call.