Method for transferring participation authorization for a scheduled conference call

1. A method for scheduling a conference call, the method comprising:

receiving, at a first communication device, an invitation message containing at least some conference call scheduling information with respect to a scheduled conference call session, wherein the conference call scheduling information includes participant authorizations for eligible communication devices of the scheduled conference call session;

displaying an interlace in relation to the scheduled conference call session, the interface including an option to transfer participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session from the first communication device to a second communication device;

receiving, at the first communication device, an input to transfer the participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session to the second communication device; and

sending a communication that includes a notification regarding a received input to transfer the participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session to the second communication device and to remove participant authorization of the first communication device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said sending of the communication is performed as part of a conference call scheduling process prior to occurrence of the conference call session.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first communication device and the second communication device are associated with different subscribers.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising sending to the conference call server an identifier of the second communication device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising sending a second invitation message to the second communication device containing an invitation to the scheduled conference call session.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the first communication device sends the second invitation message.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the conference call server sends the second invitation message.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein each participant authorization is stored with an identifier of each respective eligible communication device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein each identifier includes an address which corresponds to each communication device.

10. A communication device comprising:

a controller;

a communications subsystem for communicating with a conference call server, wherein the conference call server stores conference call scheduling information with respect to a scheduled conference call session, the conference call scheduling information including participant authorizations for eligible communication devices of the scheduled conference call session, the communications subsystem configured for receiving an invitation message containing at least some of the conference call scheduling information with respect to the scheduled conference call session;

a display for displaying an interface in relation to the scheduled conference call session, the interface including an option to transfer participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session from the first communication device to a second communication device; and

wherein the controller controls the communications subsystem to send a communication including a notification to transfer the participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session to the second communication device and to remove participant authorization of the first communication device in response to a received input to transfer the participant authorization to the second communication device.

11. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 wherein said sending of the communication is performed as part of a conference call scheduling process prior to occurrence of the conference call session.

12. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the first communication device and the second communication device are associated with different subscribers.

13. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the controller is further configured for sending to the conference call server an identifier of the second communication device.

14. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the controller is further configured for sending a second invitation message to the second communication device containing an invitation to the scheduled conference call session.

15. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 wherein each participant authorization is stored with an identifier of each respective eligible communication device.

16. The communication device as claimed in claim 15 wherein each identifier includes an address which corresponds to each communication device.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having recorded thereon statements and instructions for execution by one or more devices for scheduling a conference call, said statements and instructions comprising code for:

receiving, at a first communication device, an invitation message containing at least some conference call scheduling information with respect to a scheduled conference call session, wherein the conference call scheduling information includes participant authorizations for eligible communication devices of the scheduled conference call session;

displaying an interface in relation to the scheduled conference call session, the interface including an option to transfer participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session from the first communication device to a second communication device;

receiving, at the first communication device, an input to transfer the participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session to the second communication device; and

sending a communication that includes a notification regarding a received input to transfer the participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session to the second communication device and to remove participant authorization of the first communication device.

18. A conference call server comprising:

a memory for storing conference call scheduling information with respect to a scheduled conference call session, the conference call scheduling information including participant authorizations for eligible communication devices of the scheduled conference call session;

a communications subsystem for communicating with communication devices; and

a controller configured for:

sending, to a first communication device, an invitation message containing at least some of the conference call scheduling information with respect to the scheduled conference call session,

receiving, from the first communication device, a communication to transfer participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session to a second communication device wherein the communication is in response to a received input at the first communication device to transfer the participant authorization for the scheduled conference call session from the first communication device to the second communication device and to remove participant authorization of the first communication device,

adding participant authorization of the second communication device, and

removing participant authorization of the first communication device.