Apparatus and method for securing a conference call via personal user ID and passcode

摘要

The present invention is a method of providing security for a conference call. The invention identifies a conference call participant as opposed to identifying a caller's telephone. The invention allows the host to selectively include or exclude specific conference call participants. The additional security is accomplished through the use of two computer programs: a host program and a caller program. In the host program, each participant selects a personal user ID and passcode. The host then selects the conference call participants from a database and enters any participation restrictions. In the caller program, the callers call into the conference calling center and attempt to access the conference call. The caller is connected to the conference call only if he enters the correct conference call ID and passcode as well as his authorized user ID and passcode. The host may then restrict the participant as indicated in the host program.