METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING CALENDAR EVENTS

摘要

An email client method (605) and server (30) that allow a conference organizer to schedule a conference (e.g., conference call) using a calendar feature (700) found in today's email applications. When the email client (700) is installed to work with the user's email application, an option (723) becomes available to allow access to a conferencing scheduling feature. The server (30) is adapted to receive an incoming conference request (600a) via a data message (e.g., email message) and coordinate acceptances (600c) to the request. At the time of the conference, the server (30) retrieves a list of conference participants/attendees and their contact information (620). The server (30) determines whether or not each participant/attendee is a server participant (630). If the participant/attendee is a server participant, the server will initiate the conference by calling the multiple contact numbers associated with the participant/attendee (650). Otherwise, the server will call one contact number associated with the participant/attendee (640).