Patent ID: 8433756

Claim:
A method of collaborating using a telecommunications system, the method comprising: transmitting a collaboration call invitation: (i) from a first user first terminal associated with the system to a first user collaboration agent associated with the system, (ii) from the first user collaboration agent to a second user collaboration agent associated with the system, and (iii) from the second user collaboration agent to a second user first terminal associated with the system; connecting a first communication session if the second user accepts the collaboration call invitation; automatically transmitting a collaboration call handle from the first user collaboration agent to at least the first user first terminal and a first user second terminal associated with the system upon establishing the first communication session; transmitting a collaboration command: (i) from the first user second terminal to the first user collaboration agent, (ii) from the first user collaboration agent to the second user collaboration agent, and (iii) from the second user collaboration agent to a second user second terminal associated with the system; and connecting a second communication session between the first user second terminal and the second user second terminal by employing the collaboration command.