Conferencing Techniques

摘要

Disclosed are techniques for creating a conference connection. An IP network hosted application server receives an invite message that includes contact information for conference participants. The application server creates a customized invitation message using the contact information and sends it to a device associated with conference participants. The application server receives response messages accepting the invitation from participants' devices that include a means of contact for conference participants. The application server creates a conference data record including the means of contact associated with the conference participants and a date/time for the conference. The application server forwards the conference data record to a conference server operable to initiate a conference to the conference participants at the date/time specified using the means of contact included in the response messages. The connections are joined into a conference with other conference participants.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving an original conference invite message from an initiating device, the original conference invite message including means of contact data for a conference participant; creating a customized conference invitation message using the means of contact data of the conference participant; sending the customized conference invitation message to at least one device associated with the conference participant; receiving a response message to the customized conference invitation message from at least one device associated with the conference participant, the response message accepting the customized conference invitation message and including a means of contact that can be used to connect with the conference participant; creating a conference data record including the means of contact associated with the conference participant that accepted the conference invitation and a date/time for the conference; and forwarding the conference data record to a conference server operable to initiate a conference connection to the conference participant that accepted the conference invitation at the date/time specified using the means of contact included in the response message, wherein the conference connection is joined with other conference participants to create a conference.