Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC HANDLING OF INVITATIONS TO JOIN COMMUNICATIONS SESSIONS IN A VIRTUAL TEAM ENVIRONMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002050723
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and a system for automatic handling of invitations to join communications sessions are disclosed. A collaboration servies suite is adapted to support a plurality of integrated telecommunications services accessed by geographically dispersed team members using a virtual tema environment (VTE) client that generates a graphical user interface (GUI) for each of the respective team members. Communications sessions are automatically set up by the collaboration services suite in response to request messages generated by the VTE client when a team member initiates a communications session request using the GUI. Team members require no knowledge of another team meber's communications device address in order to initiate a communications session. The collaboration services suite includes a VTE server that communicates with the VTE clients, a presence engine that collects and maintains a status of communications devices specified in a current profile of the team members; and, a call server for handling setup and control of a voice component of each communications session completed.
Inventors:
LIVERSIDGE DOUGLAS E
BEATON BRIAN F
GROSSNER CLIFFORD P
ROMANIUK ROMAN
SMITH COLIN D R
THOMPSON CHRISTOPHER
ZDRALEK JAMES F
BOUCHARD JEAN J
FORTIER STEPHANE F
MERCIER DENIS
WILLIAMS L LLOYD
BEATON BRIAN F
GROSSNER CLIFFORD P
ROMANIUK ROMAN
SMITH COLIN D R
THOMPSON CHRISTOPHER
ZDRALEK JAMES F
BOUCHARD JEAN J
FORTIER STEPHANE F
MERCIER DENIS
WILLIAMS L LLOYD
Application Number:
PCT/CA2001/001749
Publication Date:
October 03, 2002
Filing Date:
December 07, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD (CA)
BELL CANADA (CA)
BELL CANADA (CA)
International Classes:
G06Q10/10; H04L12/18; H04L12/58; H04M3/56; (IPC1-7): G06F17/60
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000069140A1 | 2000-11-16 |
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