AUTOMATIC VOICE CONFERENCE ACTIONS DRIVEN BY POTENTIAL CONFEREE PRESENCE

摘要

A presence trigger system (106) and a service system (104) support automatic actions on a voice conference based on the presence state of potential conferees (114) of the voice conference. The systems (104, 106) may, for example, initiate contacting and joining the potential conferee (114) to the voice conference when the potential conferee presence state indicates that the potential conferee (114) is available. As another example, the systems (104, 106) may automatically notify participating conferees (112) that the potential conferee (114) has become available. Automatic notification allows participating conferees (112) to concentrate on and contribute to the voice conference without the distraction of frequently checking the presence status of expected, but absent, conferees.