US Patent 7787373 Method and apparatus for providing secure blast calls

Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for providing secure blast calls. An example embodiment includes a secure blast call apparatus including a blast component to determine if a secure or a non-secure call connection is needed and to blast a call connection invite to a plurality of destination endpoints; and a connection component to determine if a responding destination endpoint is a secure or a non-secure destination endpoint, to establish a connection with a secure destination endpoint if a secure call connection is needed, and to establish a connection with a non-secure destination endpoint if a non-secure call connection is needed.