Method and apparatus for protecting moderator access for a conference call

1. A method for protecting moderator access using a communication device, the method comprising:

displaying an interface for editing a conference call profile, the conference call profile including conference call scheduling information including one or more addresses for communicating with a conference call server, wherein the conference call scheduling information further includes a moderator access code and a participant access code;

generating an indicator for the conference call profile configured to exclude sending of the moderator access code to invited participants; and

storing the conference call profile including the indicator in a memory of the communication device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising displaying a selectable option on the interface to exclude sending the moderator access code to invited participants.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the generating of the indicator is in response to selection or deselection of the option.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the selectable option includes a checkbox.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a conference call scheduling interface for scheduling a conference call; and

retrieving the conference call profile from the memory.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the conference call scheduling interface is configurable for identifying the invited participants.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

sending a message to a second communication device of the invited participants in relation to the scheduled conference call, the message including the participant access code and excluding the moderator access code; and

verifying the indicator prior to sending.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the indicator includes a tag.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more addresses includes at least a phone number or an Internet address.

10. A communication device, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to:

display an interface for editing a conference call profile, the conference call profile including conference call scheduling information including one or more addresses for communicating with a conference call server, wherein the conference call scheduling information further includes a moderator access code and a participant access code;

generate an indicator for the conference call profile configured to exclude sending of the moderator access code to invited participants; and

store the conference call profile including the indicator in the memory of the communication device.

11. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to display a selectable option on the interface to exclude sending the moderator access code to invited participants.

12. The communication device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the generating of the indicator is in response to selection or deselection of the option.

13. The communication device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the selectable option includes a checkbox.

14. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:

display a conference call scheduling interface for scheduling a conference call; and

retrieve the conference call profile from the memory.

15. The communication device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the conference call scheduling interface is configurable for identifying the invited participants.

16. The communication device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:

send a message to a second communication device of the invited participants in relation to the scheduled conference call, the message including the participant access code and excluding the moderator access code; and

verify the indicator prior to sending.

17. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the indicator includes a tag.

18. The communication device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the one or more addresses includes at least a phone number or an Internet address.

19. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a communication device to perform operations comprising:

displaying an interface for editing a conference call profile, the conference call profile including conference call scheduling information including one or more addresses for communicating with a conference call server, wherein the conference call scheduling information further includes a moderator access code and a participant access code;

generating an indicator for the conference call profile configured to exclude sending of the moderator access code to invited participants; and

storing the conference call profile including the indicator in a memory of the communication device.

20. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the operations comprise displaying a selectable option on the interface to exclude sending the moderator access code to invited participants.