Displaying images of conference call participants

1. A method for displaying images of conference call participants, comprising:

receiving a call from a user to join a conference call;

obtaining a phone number of the user;

matching the phone number to at least one stored graphical representation, wherein, in the case that the phone number of the user corresponds to a group of users, the matching further comprises matching a stored graphical representation of each user in the group of users with the phone number;

distributing and displaying all of the matching graphical representations to a predetermined set of users;

wherein when a plurality of users are participating in the conference call, the method further comprising:

obtaining a phone number of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call;

matching the phone number of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call to a stored graphical representation; and

distributing and displaying each matching graphical representation to a predetermined set of users.

2. The method of claim 1 , the obtaining the phone number of the user further comprising:

determining the phone number of the user using a caller identification system.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

distributing at least one of the graphical representations to a registered application.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring the plurality of users participating in the conference call; and

updating the distributed graphical representations when a user enters or exits the conference call.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

tracking at least one of: an identity of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call, a location from which each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call is calling from, and a time of participation of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call; and

logging results of the tracking.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

associating a plurality of graphical representations with the phone number.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

verifying an identity of the user using a voice key.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

querying the user to speak the voice key in response to receiving the call from the user to join the conference call; and

comparing the spoken voice key against a plurality of stored voice keys to find a matching voice key.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

associating each of the plurality of stored voice keys with a different user; and

if a matching voice key is found, identifying the user as the user associated with the matching voice key.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

associating a graphical representation with each of the plurality of stored voice keys; and

distributing and displaying the graphical representation associated with the matching voice key to the predetermined set of users.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

notifying a moderator of the conference call that an unidentified user is attempting to join the conference call if the matching step is unable to match the phone number to a stored graphical representation.

12. A system for displaying images of conference call participants, comprising:

a system for receiving a call from a user to join a conference call;

a system for obtaining a phone number of the user;

a system for matching the phone number to at least one stored graphical representation, wherein, in the case that the phone number of the user corresponds to a group of users, the matching further comprises matching a stored graphical representation of each user in the group of users with the phone number;

a system for distributing and displaying all of the matching graphical representations to a predetermined set of users;

wherein when a plurality of users are participating in the conference call, the system further comprising:

a system for obtaining a phone number of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call;

a system for matching the phone number of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call to a stored graphical representation; and

a system for distributing and displaying each matching graphical representation to a predetermined set of users.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a caller identification system for determining the phone number of the user.

14. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a system for tracking at least one of: an identity of each user participating in the conference call, a location from which each user participating in the conference call is calling from, and a time of participation of each user participating in the conference call; and

a system for logging results of the tracking.

15. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a system for notifying a moderator of the conference call that an unidentified user is attempting to join the conference call if the system for matching is unable to match the phone number to a stored graphical representation.

16. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a system for verifying an identity of the user using a voice key.

17. The system of claim 16 , further comprising:

a system for querying the user to speak the voice key in response to receiving the call from the user to join the conference call;

a system for comparing the spoken voice key against a plurality of stored voice keys to find a matching voice key;

a system for associating each of the plurality of stored voice keys with a different user; and

a system for identifying the user as the user associated with the matching voice key, if the system for comparing finds a matching voice key.

18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising:

a system for associating a graphical representation with each of the plurality of stored voice keys; and

a system for distributing and displaying the graphical representation associated with the matching voice key to the predetermined set of users.

19. A program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for displaying images of conference call participants when executed by a computer device, the computer readable medium comprising program code for performing a method, comprising:

receiving a call from a user to join a conference call;

obtaining a phone number of the user;

matching the phone number to at least one stored graphical representation, wherein, in the case that the phone number of the user corresponds to a group of users, the matching further comprises matching a stored graphical representation of each user in the group of users with the phone number;

distributing and displaying all of the matching graphical representations to a predetermined set of users;

wherein when a plurality of users are participating in the conference call, the method further comprising:

obtaining a phone number of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call;

matching the phone number of each of the plurality of users participating in the conference call to a stored graphical representation; and

distributing and displaying each matching graphical representation to a predetermined set of users.