JPH06237302A

Method and equipment for executing meet-me conference unconcerned with operator on telephone set

Abstract

(57) A summary and the purpose In a conference-communications splicing device, the method and equipment which perform the meat I meeting between which an operator does not intervene are offered. Composition The meat I (MM) meeting button of telephone is operated, and MM meeting telephone call function is produced on the telephone. The above-mentioned MM meeting button operates about a specific specific circuit call button, and the MM meeting is established by other telephone which is subsequently talking over the telephone to the telephone number relevant to the specific circuit call button. Participation to the MM meeting of the user of the telephone will be later attained by call origination operation. When other parties concerned with a meeting telephone to the specific circuit call number, the above-mentioned telephone adds those parties concerned with a meeting to the MM meeting. When the party concerned with a meeting joins the MM meeting, the name of the party concerned with these meetings is displayed on the above-mentioned telephone, and the second button on the above-mentioned telephone is used in order to begin to rebuke the party concerned with these meetings, when the party concerned with these meetings is added to the MM meeting.

Term

No projected expiry on record.

21 claims: 3 independent, 18 dependent

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[Claims] 1. In a method of performing an operator-free meet-me conference on a telephone. Steps to initiate the fulfillment of a software application program (501-506), The steps (601-604, 1002-1007) of receiving the first call transmitted from the second communication terminal to the first communication terminal by the software application program, and The steps (601-604, 1002-1009) of receiving the second call transmitted from the third communication terminal to the first communication terminal by the software application program, and The software application program comprises the step (1011) of adding the first call and the second call to the operator-free meet-me conference. How to run a meeting on your phone. 【特許請求の範囲】【請求項1】オペレータ非介在ミート・ミー会議を電話機上で実行する方法において、ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムの履行を開始するステップ(501-506)と、前記ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムにより、第二通信端末から第一通信端末へ宛てて伝送された第一の呼を受信するステップ(601-604、1002-1007)と、前記ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムにより、第三通信端末から前記第一通信端末へ宛てて伝送された第二の呼を受信するステップ(601-604、1002-1009)と、前記ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムにより、前記第一の呼と前記第二の呼とを前記オペレータ非介在ミート・ミー会議へ加えるステップ(1011)と、を有することを特徴とするオペレータ非介在ミート・ミー会議を電話機上で実行する方法。【0001】
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In a device that executes an operator-free meet-me conference on a telephone. Means to initiate the implementation of software application programs (501-506), and Means (601-604, 1002-1007) for receiving the first call transmitted from the second communication terminal to the first communication terminal by the software application program, and Means (601-604, 1002-1009) for receiving a second call transmitted from the third communication terminal to the first communication terminal by the software application program, and The software application program comprises means (1011) for adding the first call and the second call to the operator-free meet-me conference. A device that runs a conference on a telephone. 【請求項11】オペレータ非介在ミート・ミー会議を電話機上で実行する装置において、ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムの履行を開始する手段(501-506)と、前記ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムにより、第二通信端末から第一通信端末へ宛てて伝送された第一の呼を受信する手段(601-604、1002-1007)と、前記ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムにより、第三通信端末から前記第一通信端末へ宛てて伝送された第二の呼を受信する手段(601-604、1002-1009)と、前記ソフトウェア・アプリケーション・プログラムにより、前記第一の呼と前記第二の呼とを前記オペレータ非介在ミート・ミー会議へ加える手段(1011)と、を有することを特徴とするオペレータ非介在ミート・ミー会議を電話機上で実行する装置。
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【0001】

Independent claims3

127 paragraphs, as filed

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [Detailed description of the invention]

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a conference call, and more particularly to the determination of a party to a conference call on a telephone conference call.

【0002】

[Conventional technology]

In a prior art business communication exchange system (also known as a PBX), multiple operator-free meet-me conference calls are made by each telephone making a call to a conference communication connection device within a PBX that has already been reserved. It is possible to set between the telephones of. To set up this conference call, the user of each telephone dials the unique telephone number of the conference communication connector. The conference communication connector adds the call to the conference call in response to each incoming call.

【0003】

Within AT & T's (AT & T) long-distance telephone network, a conference call service known as the "Alliance Dedicated Teleconferencing Service" is available. This alliance-dedicated conference call service has a conference call communication connection device connected to a 4ESS type relay exchange. This alliance-only conference call service can allow an operator-free meet-me conference call to be established if a reservation has been made in advance for such a conference call.

【0004】

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

The conference communication connection device has a problem that each reservation must be successfully made in advance through a management operator. Furthermore, in the past, there have been many cases in which an unrelated party has gained access to the conference call via the conference communication connection device. This happens when the phone number of the conference communication connector is leaked to the general public, and when a hacker has found a way to break into the conference. Of these two problems, the one in which the conference communication connection device must be reserved in advance is the most troublesome. Furthermore, there is a problem that the cost of arranging a reservation on one PBX is added to the total cost of operating that PBX.

【0005】

[Means for solving problems]

When a particular line call button is activated, by a telephone equipped with a meet me conference actuator that produces a meet me conference call function on the specific line call button using the phone number associated with that specific line call button. , The above problems are solved and technological progress is achieved. It is convenient that the meet-me conference actuator is a button on the telephone. The user of the phone can join the conference call later. When another conference party calls the particular line calling number, the telephone adds those conference parties to the conference call. The telephone retains control of the conference call and can be closed by any party to the conference call at any time. In addition, when conference parties join the conference, the names of those conference parties are displayed on the phone, and when those conference parties are added to the conference call, the second actuator of the phone is the conference party. Can be used to lock out. It is convenient that the second actuator is a button on the telephone. The second actuation of the meet-me conference button prevents further callers to the particular line calling number from being added to the conference.

【0006】

The software application program running within the telephone receives the incoming call and sends the message necessary to cause the switching device to enter the incoming call into the meet-me conference. Control the Meet Me conference.

【0007】

[Example]

In the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a communication exchange system in which telephones 101 to 104 are interconnected by an exchange 107. Both the phone and the switch run the traditional OSI reference model, which has been modified to run the ISDN protocol. Several modifications have previously been made to the standard OSI reference model to include ISDN functionality. There are eight software layers within that software model. It should be noted that the OSI reference model is also represented so that the top layer has seven software layers in which the seventh layer and the eighth layer are configured as one layer. This application describes the highest software layer, the application software layer.

【0008】

Here, the present invention will be described by way of an embodiment. In this embodiment, a meet-me conference is initiated on the telephone 101, and telephones 102 and 103 join the meet-me conference by calling the telephone 101. After the telephones 102 and 103 join the meet-me conference call, the user of the telephone 101 performs a call operation on the specific line call button of the meet-me conference, and as a result, the telephone 101 performs the meet-me conference call. It is automatically added to the Me conference and joins the conference call. Finally, when the telephone 104 dials the same specific line calling number, it is also easy to join the meet-me conference. However, the telephone 104 is blocked from its meet-me conference by activating the shut-off button on the telephone 101. The telephone 101 can join the meet-me conference at any time.

【0009】

The meet-me meeting is set up by the message flow shown in Figure 2. In the message flow diagrams of FIGS. 2 and 4, the symbols A, B, C and D mean telephones 101, 102, 103 and 104, respectively. First, the telephone 102 transmits a call setup message to the telephone 101 as shown on line 201. This call setting message includes the called side pointing to the telephone 101 and the calling side pointing to the telephone 102, and also includes the alphabetical notation name of the telephone 102. The telephone 101 responds to the line 201 and sends a call setting acceptance message to the telephone 102 in reverse. The telephone 101 then sends a call message back to the telephone 102 on line 203. This call message includes the telephone number (address) of the user of telephone 101 and the alphabetical notation name. The telephone 101 emits an audible ringing signal until a predetermined time elapses or the user answers. The telephone 101 then sends a connection message in reverse on line 204. In this embodiment, the user of the telephone 101 has not yet performed the calling operation. The exchange 107 sets a voice path between the telephones 101 and 102 in response to the connection message. Telephone 102 responds to the connection message from telephone 101 and sends a connection confirmation message in reverse on line 205.

【0010】

Telephone 103 makes another call to telephone 101 on lines 206 and 207. Telephone 101 makes a meet-me conference call in response to the call from telephone 103. By transmitting the merge message on line 208, the telephone 101 requests that the switch 107 merge the first call and the second call together. This merge function is different from the conference function in the exchange 107, and only mixes each B channel (voice part) associated with the above two calls into one to transmit to each of the above three telephones. The D channel (signal part) is not mixed. The signals from the telephones 102 and 103 are only transmitted to the telephone 101, which causes the telephone 101 to continue to control the meet-me conference. In response to the merge message on line 208, the switch 107 performs the merge function and reverses the merge confirmation message on line 209. After receiving this merge confirmation message, telephone 101 goes to telephone 102 on line 210, the second party in the conference (P = 2, 2 is the ID number) is telephone 103, and telephone 101 is the controlling telephone. Send a notification message to the telephone 102 notifying that (CP = A).

【0011】

Similarly, the telephone 101 informs the telephone 103 that the first meeting party (P = 2, 2 is the ID number) in the meet-me conference is the telephone 102 on the line 211, and the user name of the telephone 102. Is sent to the telephone 103 as a notification message. At line 212, telephone 101 reversely sends a ringing message to telephone 103 and presents not only the username of telephone 101 but also the telephone number of that telephone. Further, the telephone 101 transmits a notification message notifying the telephone 102 that the telephone 101 is being called. Subsequently, the telephone 101 reversely transmits the above connection message to the telephone 103 on the line 214. Telephone 101 also sends a notification message to telephone 102 informing that the parties to the second conference are currently connected on line 216. In response to the connection message, the telephone 103 sends the connection confirmation message in reverse on line 215.

【0012】

After the telephones 102 and 103 have entered the meet-me conference, the user of the telephone 101 performs a call operation on the specific line call button and is automatically incorporated into the meet-me conference. Note that the telephone 101 has already joined the meet-me conference due to the messages on lines 204 and 208. Notification messages on lines 217 and 218 inform phones 102 and 103 that phone 101 is currently a party to that meet-me conference.

【0013】

FIG. 3 shows the records set on the telephones 101 to 104 in response to each message in FIG. The records and messages are located at the highest software layer, the application layer, of the software structure of those phones. As will be described in detail later, the terminal management program application calls the meet-me conference management program application by activating the meet-me conference button on the telephone 101. Each terminal management program application maintains a party record for each side of the call with which the terminal management program application is involved. Each party record contains a record of the username and address (telephone number) of each party party on the other side of the call. For example, party records 302 and 303 include the usernames and telephone numbers of telephones 102 and 103, respectively.

【0014】

The username and telephone number of telephone 102 stored in the party record 308 is indicated by "telephone 102". Telephones 102 and 103 represent the telephone that is the controlling telephone and the telephones of its subordinate conference parties in their party records 306 and 308. In party record 306, the username and address "101" of telephone 101 subsequently has an asterisk that represents the controlling party, and the username and address "103" of telephone 103 is that meet-me conference. It is enclosed in parentheses () indicating that it is a party to the subordinate meeting.

【0015】

FIG. 3 shows a logical message channel, such as logical channel 310, that is simply established between phones via a switch. These logical channels allow messages to be communicated between terminal management programs. Further, each of the above exchanges establishes a voice channel between telephones in response to a connection message.

【0016】

Within the telephone 101, the Meet Me Conference Management Program 304 identifies the subscriber identification numbers used to identify the telephone associated with the user of the telephone 101, as well as the various users on the Meet Me conference call. Maintaining Conference record 301 is maintained. The terminal management program 305 responds to the messages related to the meet-me conference and relays those messages to the meet-me conference management program 304. These subscriber identification numbers are included in the notification message in Figure 2. Further, the meet-me conference management program 304 can access the party records 302 and 303, and the terminal management program 305 can directly access the conference record 301. In the party record 306 of telephone 102, telephone 101 (entry 101 *) is designated as the controlling side of the meet-me conference, and telephone 103 (entry 103) is designated as the subordinate conference party.

【0017】

Telephone 102 creates a party record 306 in response to the call setup message on line 201 of FIG. Since the call setting message is transmitted from the telephone 102 to the telephone 101, the telephone 102 assumes that the telephone 101 is the master telephone when the next conference call is set. The entry of "103" in the party record 306 occurs when the telephone 102 receives the notification message shown in lines 210, 213 and 216 of FIG. These three notification messages inform the telephone 102 that the telephone 103 is a party to the second meeting of the meet-me conference, and present the user name and address of the telephone 103. In the telephone 103, the party record 308 is created in the same manner as the party record 306.

【0018】

FIG. 4 shows a message flow that follows the previous example, where telephone 104 is automatically incorporated into its meet-me conference by calling a specific line-calling telephone number. However, the user of telephone 101 does not want the user of telephone 104 to be a party to the meet-me conference, and activates a block button that blocks telephone 104 from the meet-me conference. When each phone joins the meet-me conference, the username of the new phone is automatically displayed to the user of phone 101, and the user of this phone 101 shuts down the new phone by activating its shut-off button. Will be possible.

【0019】

Telephone 104 sends a call setup message, shown in line 401 of FIG. 4, to establish a call between telephone 101 and that telephone 104. Telephone 101 responds to the call setup acceptance message on line 402 and the merged message on line 403. The exchange 107 sends a merge confirmation message on line 404 in response to the merge message. Telephone 101 notifies telephones 102 and 103 that telephone 104 is being connected to its meet-me conference by sending notification messages on lines 405 and 406.

【0020】

The telephone 101 then sends a line 407 ringing message to the telephone 104. Further, the telephone 101 notifies the telephones 102 and 103 that the telephone 101 is receiving a call. Next, the telephone 101 transmits a connection message to the exchange 107 and the telephone 104, and receives the connection confirmation message which is conversely transmitted from the exchange 107 by the connection confirmation message of the line 411. Telephone 104 is currently a component of the meet-me conference, and telephone 101 sends notification messages on lines 412 and 413 to telephones 102 and 103, respectively, to inform telephones 102 and 103 of this fact.

【0021】

In this embodiment, once the user name of the telephone 104 is displayed to the user of the telephone 101, the user of the telephone 101 activates a cutoff button that blocks the telephone 104 from the conference call. When the shutoff button is activated, the shutoff message of line 414 is transmitted to the telephone 104 and the exchange 107. The transmission of this blocking message causes the switch 107 to block the telephone 104 from its meet-me conference. In addition, telephone 101 sends to telephones 102 and 103 notification messages on lines 415 and 416 notifying that telephone 104 is no longer part of this meet-me conference.

【0022】

When each conference party is added or blocked, telephones 102 and 103 display the names of the conference parties on their display devices, respectively. The display of this information on telephones 102 and 103 is made in response to notification messages on lines 405, 406, 408, 409, 412, 413, 415 and 416. Telephones 102 and 103 use the information to update the party records 306 and 308, respectively.

【0023】

Once the user of phone 101 has already activated the meet-me-meeting button at a second time, phone 101 automatically no longer makes calls to the meet-me-meeting. The message flow for this operation is shown in lines 417, 418 and 419 in FIG. In response to the call setup message on line 417, the telephone 101 reverses the call setup acceptance message on line 418 and the busy message on line 419. Since this busy message is transmitted to the telephone 104 in reverse, it is assumed that there is no vacant specific line call button on the telephone 101. If the telephone 101 has a vacant second specific line call button, the call from the telephone 104 is transmitted to the second specific line call number and processed in the usual way. The user of the telephone 101 can put the meet-me conference into a non-call state and select the second specific line call button to talk with the user of the telephone 104. Users of telephones 101, 102, and 103 have no idea that telephone 104 has attempted to join the meet-me conference.

【0024】

After the meet-me conference is stopped, any user of phones 101, 102, and 103 puts the meet-me conference into a non-call state, calls another phone to phone 104, and calls phone 104 standard. The telephone 104 can be added to a meet-me conference by adding it to the meet-me conference using the conference call function.

【0025】

5 and 6 show a flow chart of the functions performed by the terminal management program 305 of the telephone 101 shown in FIG. These features are also shown in message format in Figures 2 and 4. As already mentioned, some of the functions shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 are performed by the Meet Me Conference Management Program 304. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the operation of the terminal management program 305 transmits these functions to the meet-me conference management program 304. 7 to 11 show a flow chart of those functions performed by the Meet Me Conference Management Program 304. In FIGS. 5 and 6, the control flag and the meet-me flag are used to control the meet-me conference. When the control flag is set on a phone, it puts the phone in a position to control the settings of the meet-me conference. In the following sections, this controlling telephone is telephone 101. When the Meet Me flag is set, it indicates that another telephone can join the Meet Me conference by calling the indicated specific line calling number. However, when the Meet Me flag is reset, it indicates that no more phones can join the Meet Me conference. The terminal management program application on the non-controlling telephone (eg, telephone 102 of this embodiment) does not know whether the call is a meet-me conference call or a standard conference call.

【0026】

In FIG. 5, steps 500 and 501 wait for a message received from another telephone or exchange, or an internal message obtained by activating a button on the telephone 101. When a message is received, control is transferred from determination step 501 to determination step 502. In this latter determination step 502, it is determined whether or not the meet-me conference button has already been activated. If the meet-me conference button has already been activated, control is transferred to determination step 503, where determination step 503 checks to see if the control flag is set. If the control flag is not set, control is transferred to step 504, where both the control flag and the meet-me flag are set and the bearer function for that meet-me conference is reserved. In step 506, when control is received from step 504, implementation of the meet-me conference management program 304 is initiated.

【0027】

Again, in determination step 503, if the control flag is set and it is displayed that it is the second operation of the meet-me conference button, control is transferred to step 507. At step 507, the meet-me flag is reset and as a result all new incoming calls are excluded from the meet-me conference. After any of steps 506 and 507 has been fulfilled, control is transferred to step 522, where step 522 displays the information in the party record. If the telephone that implements the terminal management program application is not the controlling telephone, but the telephone 102, 103, or 104, for example, there is simply one party record to be displayed.

【0028】

In determination step 502 again, if the result of this determination step is NO, control shifts to determination step 508, and in this determination step 508 it is checked whether the user of the telephone has already performed a call operation. .. In addition, as described above, the telephone 101 does not need to perform the call operation on the specific line call button currently used to establish the meet-me conference, but the other telephones call the specific line. Needs to be added during the meet-me conference. If a user of telephone 101 uses the specific line call button for which the meet-me conferencing function has already been established when telephones 102 and 103 are calling to the specific line call number, another telephone (for example, telephone 104) ), The phones 102 and 103 are automatically added to the existing call between the phones 101 and 104. However, the telephone 101 reserves a signal function and a bearer function for when the user performs a call operation. If the telephone 101 has already performed a call operation, control is transferred from the determination step 508 to the determination step 523. If the control flag is not set, control is transferred from determination step 523 to step 524, where the calling operation is processed in the usual way and then control is transferred to step 522. If the control flag is set, control is transferred to step 509, which subsequently calls the meet-me conference management program 304. 509 features for the Meet Me Conference Management Program 304 are detailed in Figure 7. With these features, the controlling phone joins the meet-me conference and a notification message is sent to the other phone informing the other phone that the controlling phone is currently on the meet-me conference call. Will be sent.

【0029】

Again, in determination step 508, if the result of this determination step is NO, determination step 511 is fulfilled and it is determined whether the cutoff button has already been activated on the telephone 101. If the shutoff button is already activated, step 512 is fulfilled. The function performed by the meet-me conference management program 304 in response to the fulfillment of step 512 is shown in FIG. These features include the ability to block the indicated phone from its meet-me conference call and the ability to send the remaining phones a notification message to those phones notifying them that the indicated phone has already been blocked. It consists of.

【0030】

Again in determination step 511, if the result is NO, control is transferred to determination step 513. In the latter determination step 513, it is determined whether the user of the telephone 101 wants to be blocked from the call. If the answer is YES, control is transferred to determination step 514 to see if the control flag is set in this determination step 514 to indicate that the phone is the controlling phone (phone 101). Is inspected. If the f control flag is set, control is transferred to step 516. In step 516, the meet-me conference management program 304 is called to perform the function shown in FIG. These functions block all conferencing parties from their Meet Me conferencing, and the party record 302 and Meet Me conferencing management program 304 and Meet Me conferencing record 301 shown for telephone 101 in FIG. Will be removed. After these functions have been performed by the Meet Me Conference Management Program 304, control is transferred to step 522 in FIG.

【0031】

If the control flag is not set again in the determination step 514 and it is displayed that the telephone is not the telephone 101 of the present embodiment, the control is shifted to step 517, and in this step 517 A block message is sent to block the phone from the meet-me conference call, and control is transferred to step 518, where step 518 removes the party record associated with the meet-me conference call. Control is transferred from step 518 to step 522.

【0032】

Again in determination step 513, if the determination result is NO, control is transferred to determination step 519. Judgment step 519 If it is determined that the message is a message from the user, control shifts to step 521, where the message is processed in the usual way. If the determination result in determination step 519 is NO, control is transferred to determination step 601 in FIG.

【0033】

In FIG. 6, if a call setup message has been received, control is transferred from decision step 601 to step 602, where step 602 creates a party record. Next, determination step 603 is fulfilled, and it is determined whether or not a control flag indicating that the telephone 101 of this embodiment is fulfilling the terminal management program application is set. If this control flag is set, step 604 is fulfilled, resulting in a meet-me conference management program 304 that performs the function detailed in FIG. Control is then transferred to step 621, where the information in the party record is displayed. If this control flag is not set, control is immediately transferred from determination step 603 to step 621. It should be noted that the transmission of the call setting acceptance message of FIGS. 2 and 4 is performed by a lower software layer.

【0034】

Again in determination step 601 if the determination result is NO, control is transferred to step 606. If the message is a calling message, control is transferred from determination step 606 to determination step 607, and in this determination step 607, it is determined whether or not the control flag is set. If the control flag is set, control is transferred to step 609, where the party record is updated so that its latest state indicates the calling state. Control is then transferred from step 609 to step 621.

【0035】

Again in determination step 606, if the result of this determination step 606 is NO, control shifts to step 611, where step 611 checks to see if the message is a notification message. If the message is a notification message, control is transferred to step 607, which has the functions as described above.

【0036】

If the result of determination step 611 is NO, control is transferred to determination step 612, where determination step 612 checks whether the message is a connection message. If the answer is YES, step 613 is fulfilled, and in this step 613 the connection confirmation message is first transmitted in reverse to the telephone that is sending the connection message, and then the determination that the control has the functions as described above. Move to step 607. If the result of determination step 612 is NO, control is transferred to determination step 614, and this determination step 614 checks whether a merge confirmation message has been received. If the answer is YES, control is transferred to determination step 607, which has the functions as described above.

【0037】

If the result obtained in determination step 614 is NO, control is transferred to determination step 616, which checks to see if a blocking message has been received. If the answer is NO, control is transferred to determination step 617, and all other messages are normal in this determination step 617 before control is transferred to step 500 in FIG. 5 through the inter-drawing connection display. Processed in a way. If a blocking message is received, control is transferred from determination step 616 to determination step 618. If the control flag is set, control proceeds from determination step 618 to step 604 having the functions as described above. If the control flag is not set, control is transferred to step 619, where the party record is removed before transitioning to step 621.

【0038】

In the following, the functions performed by the meet-me conference management program 304 in FIG. 3 as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11 will be discussed. FIG. 7 is implemented when it is determined in the present embodiment that the user of the telephone 101 has already performed the calling operation. Step 702 requests that the terminal management program 305 join the phone in the meet-me conference call. In addition, the signal function and the bearer function are already reserved for the telephone 101 in order to participate in the meet-me conference call according to step 504 in FIG. Next, step 703 transmits a notification message to other telephones on the meet-me conference call, informing those telephones that telephone 101 is currently a component of the meet-me conference. Finally, control is returned to the terminal management program 305 in step 704.

【0039】

FIG. 8 shows a function performed by the meet-me conference management program 304 in response to the terminal management program 305 detecting that the shutoff button has been activated. This block button is currently associated with the particular phone for that meet-me conference call. In this embodiment, this association is accomplished by the user of the telephone 101 placing the cursor next to the username as shown in FIG. 12 before the shutoff button is activated. In step 802, the blockage message is sent to the lower software layer to block the associated phone. At step 803, a notification message is transmitted to each of the other conference parties informing them of the fact that the relevant telephone has already been blocked. At step 804, the query information for the relevant phone is removed from the Meet Me Conference Management Program 304 and its appropriate party record. Finally, in step 805, control is returned to the terminal management program 305.

【0040】

FIG. 9 shows a function performed by the meet-me conference management program 304 in response to the terminal management program 305 detecting that the telephone 101 has already been turned off. In step 902, a blocking message is transmitted to all the conferencing parties on the meet-me conferencing call, and in step 903, all party records and conferencing records are removed from the telephone 101 associated with the meet-me conferencing call. Finally, in step 904, control is returned to the terminal management program 305.

【0041】

FIG. 10 shows a function performed by the meet-me conference management program 304 when the terminal management program 305 has already detected that either a call setting message or a blocking message has been received. At step 1002, it is determined whether the call setup message has already been received, and if the call setup message is received, control is transferred to step 1003. At step 1003, the state of the meet me flag is checked. If the meet-me flag is reset, this indicates that no more calls are allowed to join the meet-me conference call, and the call is for another particular line call number. It is processed in the usual way. If the meet-me flag is set, the phone sending the call setup message is allowed to join the meet-me conference call. If the meet me flag is reset, a busy message is sent to the telephone that sent the call setup message in step 1004, unless there is a free specific line call button. If there is a free specific line call button, the call is transferred to the specific line call number and processed in the usual way. If the meet me flag is set, control is transferred to decision step 1006. In this determination step 1006, it is determined whether the telephone is the party to the first conference on the call. If the phone is a party to the first conference, step 1007 is fulfilled and the connection message is transmitted back to the phone. However, if the telephone is not a party to the first conference, the merged message is transmitted to switch 107 in step 1008. In step 1009, the notification message is sent to each other telephone on the meet-me conference call, and the ringing message is conversely transmitted to the telephone making the call setting message. Then step 1007 is fulfilled. Finally, step 1011 is fulfilled above

【0042】

Again in determination step 1002, if the message is not a call setup message, the message must be a blocking message and step 1012 is fulfilled to notify the remaining phones on the meet-me conference call. It is informed that the telephone transmitting to those telephones has already exited the meet-me conference call. Step 1013 removes the phone from the appropriate party record, and step 1014 removes query information for the conference party from conference record 301. In determination step 1017 it is determined whether the last meeting party has already been removed from the meeting record 301. If the last meeting party has already been removed, the control flags are reset, the meeting management program application is stopped, and the meeting record is removed at each step of 1018, 1019, and 1020, respectively.

【0043】

FIG. 11 shows a function performed by the meet-me conference management program 304 when a call message, a notification message, or a merge confirmation message has already been detected by the terminal management program 305. If a ringing message is detected, control is transferred to step 1103 in step 1102. In step 1013, a notification message is sent to each of the other conference parties on the meet-me conference call informing them that the conference party transmitting the call message is currently receiving a call. .. If a notification message is detected, control is transferred to step 1106 in determination step 1104, where the notification message is repeated to each other party on the meet-me conference call. If either the connection message or the merge confirmation message is detected, the meeting party making the transmission to each of the other meeting parties on the meet me conference call in step 1108 is the meet me. A notification message is transmitted informing those meeting parties that they are about to join the meeting call. Finally, in step 1111 control is transferred to the terminal management program 305.

【0044】

12 and 13 are schematic representations of the telephone 101 for explaining how the cutoff button and the meet-me conference button work. Figure 12 shows a situation where the Meet Me Conference is still open to the addition of telephones. The user of the telephone 104 is Mr. Sally Smith, who calls the specified line call button number already instructed to participate in the meet-me conference call. A user on phone 101 wants to remove Mr Smith from the meet-me conference call, and places the cursor 1203 next to her name to activate the block button 1205. Figure 13 shows that Mr Smith has already been removed from the meet-me conference call. Here, in order for the user of telephone 101 to prohibit all other conference parties from entering the meet-me conference call, all other conference parties are prohibited from entering the meet-me conference call. Activate conference button 1306. As shown in Figure 13, message 1301 indicates that the meet-me conference call is barred from entering.

【0045】

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, in the conference communication connection device, it is not necessary to make a reservation in advance through the management operator, and further, an unrelated party conventionally obtains access to the conference call via the conference communication connection device. It is effective to obtain a method and a device for performing an operator-free meet-me meeting that can overcome many incidents at a low cost.

【0046】

The symbols described in the claims are for easy understanding of the invention and should not be understood to limit the scope.

[Simple explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1]

It is a figure which shows the communication exchange system by this invention.

[Figure 2]

It is a figure which shows the message flow for adding two telephones to a meet-me-conference call.

[Fig. 3]

Meet Me It is a diagram showing a record maintained during a conference call.

[Fig. 4]

It is a figure which shows the message flow for refusing the fourth telephone to be added to a meet-me-meeting.

[Fig. 5]

A block diagram showing some of the actions performed by a terminal management program application.

[Fig. 6]

A block diagram showing the rest of the actions performed by the terminal management program application.

[Fig. 7]