Laddie E Suk

44751893, Oct 2, 1984

May 27, 1982

6/382602

Diane E. Herr - Warrenville IL
Reinhard Metz - Oswego IL
Laddie E. Suk - Readington NJ
Paul R. Wiley - Naperville IL
David F. Winchell - Glen Ellen IL

AT&T Bell Laboratories - Murray Hill NJ

H04J 312
H04M 356

370 62

A network services complex having an audio conference bridge, a data conference bridge, a tone receiver and a data store announcement system is disclosed. The complex is connected to a telephone network via a host toll switching center. Customers dialing over the network using a keyset can selectively establish audio-only, data-only and combined audio/data conferences. Announcements from the data store prompt the customer in the use of the arrangement and request the user to reenter information when the customer makes an error. Should the customer make too many errors, an operator is summoned.

45448043, Oct 1, 1985

Jan 24, 1983

6/460367

Diane E. Herr - Warrenville IL
Laddie E. Suk - Readington NJ
David F. Winchell - Glen Ellyn IL

AT&T Bell Laboratories - Murray Hill NJ

H04M 356
H04M 358

179 18BC

A dial-up audio/data conference arrangement is disclosed wherein the originator of the conference has certain speaker priorities and control capabilities e. g. , adding and deleting conferees, etc. The originator, under the guidance of voice prompts, can transfer this control to another party on the conference.

45408505, Sep 10, 1985

Apr 29, 1983

6/489805

Diane E. Herr - Warrenville IL
Laddie E. Suk - Readington NJ
David F. Winchell - Glen Ellyn IL

AT&T Bell Laboratories - Murray Hill NJ

H04M 356
H04M 1100

179 2DP

A communication network including a conference arrangement is disclosed. When a conferee disconnects from a conference, a tone is coupled to the bridge to inform the remaining conferees. The identity of the disconnected conference station is then transmitted to the controller who can cause the connection to be reestablished automatically.