The scheduling system (10) includes a bridge administrator (12) that is interfaced with a plurality of nodes (14, 16 and 18) via a public network such as the Internet (24). In the illustrated embodiment, each of the nodes (14, 16 and 18) includes both a phone (14A, 16A and 18A) and a computer (14B, 16B...http://www.google.com/patents/US6411605?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6411605 - Scheduler for telecommunications bridge