Abstract: A conferencing system includes one or more computerized servers connected to a network, software executing on the one or more servers providing an interface allowing a caller to invoke specific functions by spoken or keyed input, including at least enabling a caller using a telephony device to initiate and configure a new conference by input of a pre-assigned code. Configuration allows the initiator to select participants from personal profile information stored in a data repository accessible to the server, and wherein resources for the conference are allocated at the time of configuration, and are not available to other purpose until released by the initiator.

Abstract: A conferencing bridge includes a computerized appliance, a non-transitory physical memory medium coupled to the computerized appliance, software executing on the computerized appliance from the non-transitory physical medium, and telephone numbers for a plurality of persons associated with identification for the persons. A user configures a conference by entering and storing a time and date for the conference and identification of one or more desired participants, and at the time and date configured the conference bridge dials out to the one or more participants, and the participants who answer are joined in the conference.

Abstract: The present invention enables the user of a VOIP device to place simultaneous calls to multiple users and invite them to a conference using a pre-defined code. In a preferred embodiment, the user can customize a dynamic two digit code and associate a list of phone numbers with it. The present invention does away with the need to use a ‘*’ or a ‘#’ as a prefix when initialing a control code call. Therefore, if the user wants the phone to do something, i.e., call forwarding, hold, block number etc, the user no longer has to press ‘*98’. The user can simply input 98 and the system will recognize it as a control code call command. The system accomplishes this task by determining a pre-determined amount of time that has passed after the user entered the last phone digit.