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Title:
AUTOMATIC CONFERENCE INITIATING METHOD/DEVICE BASED ON IDLE STATE OF ALL CONFERENCE TELEPHONE SETS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3522429
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten time until all telephone terminals joining in a conference are arranged in remote communication conference telephone sets.
SOLUTION: The user of a terminal machine 101 starts a calling initiation procedure and operates a conference start key for establishing the conference telephone call in terminal machines 102, 130 and 104. When the telephone call is made to the other terminal machines, a logic link is established between the respective terminal machines and the terminal machine 101. The telephone call is made to all the terminal machines and the user of the terminal machine 101 executes on-hooking. In the respective terminal machines, indicators associated with conference initiation keys are lighted, The respective terminal machines transmit the idle/busy states of themselves to the terminal machine 101. When all the terminal machines are in the idle states, the terminal machine 101 initiates the conference telephone calls.


Inventors:
Bales, Bruce Merrill
Thieler, Stephen Max
Application Number:
JP33291095A
Publication Date:
April 26, 2004
Filing Date:
December 21, 1995
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
AT & T CORP
International Classes:
H04M3/56; (IPC1-7): H04M3/56
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
岡部 正夫 (外2名)