Method and apparatus for providing bridgeless conferencing services

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9160549
APP PUB NO 20150029899A1
SERIAL NO

13950017

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A system and method for making a VoIP-based and other types of group calls includes a user interface adapted for use by a group call administrator via the Internet, a database manager connected to the user interface, and a database connected to the database manager. In one embodiment of the invention, the group call administrator identifier and one or more group call invitee identifiers is a telephone number. A method includes using call information from the database to initiate conference call connections and an administrator call connection to facilitate a conference call in which the administrators call connections and the participants connections are joined to allow communications between the participants and the administrator.

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VONAGE BUSINESS INC101 CRAWFORDS CORNER HOLMDEL NJ 07733

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Efrati, Tzahi Hoboken, US 89 492
Farkas, Jason Belle Meade, US 6 18
Kadakia, Nirav J Parlin, US 6 10
Patel, Vishal New Brunswick, US 76 3170
Van, Saders Stephen Manalapan, US 4 11

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