Method to selectively mute parties on a conference call
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May 11, 2006
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Nov 8, 2004
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Nov 8, 2004
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A method for enabling selective muting of one or a plurality of participants to a conference call. In a first embodiment, a mute control device (MCD) is interconnected with a digital, or Internet Protocol (IP) phone and a packet-based network. Protocols associated with the MCD interface with the phone and network in a manner that allows call participant identification, creates a caller-operated user interface and allows caller controlled selective muting of one or more participants connected to a call. The MCD may act as a gateway through which all packet transmission to and from each participant's phone passes or it may control an existing network gateway. The user interface may take the form of a touch screen monitor, button bank or keyboard, or the MCD may interface with the keypad of the caller's phone. In a second embodiment, the MCD may be integrated with an IP phone creating a single user device.
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