MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING METHOD AND SIGNAL

A multimedia conference method and a signal are provided to increase the flexibility for mixing models, thereby offering an abundant conference experience. A ring(10) includes plural participants(pi)(12) for participating the conference all. The participants are located at a single office unit, remote positions of the single office unit and wide offices over the worldwide. Each participant is connected with a central control(14) for managing the order of participants and the other control information. The orders of participants are defined so that the ring including other participants is formed. A participant is discerned as the originating or initiating participant. The order is defined by an arbitrary desired manner. When the participant is discerned, the order of the remaining participants is defined by the arbitrary desired manner such as the expected amount, their relative seniority or the geographical proximity with each other, or the conference call participation order.