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7624188 Apparatus and method to provide conference data sharing between user agent conference participants  
A method is disclosed to share data amongst conference participants in a SIP conference. The method includes, in response to a request of a user agent (UA) conference participant to create a data...
7623476 System and method for conferencing in a peer-to-peer hybrid communications network  
An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables a conference session to be established by an endpoint and then controlled by the...
7623475 Real-time multimedia conferencing over an ATM network using an intelligent ATM cable modem and hybrid fiber-coax access  
A technique for providing real-time multimedia conferencing services with guaranteed performance, in a hybrid networking environment, by interconnecting cable modem-based premises networks via...
7620157 System for requesting service of a machine  
A machine requiring periodic maintenance, such as a vending machine, is retrofitted to include an alert system for notifying a machine operator that the machine requires servicing. The alert system...
7619995 Transcoders and mixers for voice-over-IP conferencing  
Transcoders and mixers having reduced algorithmic delay and processing complexity. An improved mixer for signals having encoded speech parameters wherein the parameters obtained through decoding...
7619994 Adapter for use with a tandem-free conference bridge  
A conference bridge adapter for processing data carried on a media path between, on the one hand, a conference bridge operative to communicate composite packets carrying media information and...
7617457 System and method for collaborative call management  
A system and method for collaborative call management are disclosed. In one embodiment of a method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, a graphical user interface (GUI) element may be...
7617094 Methods, apparatus, and products for identifying a conversation  
One aspect of the invention is a method of using a computer to identify a conversation. Another aspect is a method for an audio processing system that identifies conversations and enhances each...
7616967 Media-specific floor control for push-to-X communication  
In the various embodiments of the present invention, a method of floor control in a PTX communications system comprises transmitting a floor control message via a floor control channel ( 905 )...
7616650 Video flow control and non-standard capability exchange for an H.320 call leg  
In one embodiment, a system includes first and second gateway devices operable to communicate with respective first and second video terminals in accordance with H.323, the first and second gateway...
7613176 Methods and systems for presence-based telephony communications  
A system and method can enable a user of a communications network, such as a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), wireless and/or voice over IP network to participate in Presence Availability...
7613137 Data stream communication  
A method for communicating a subset of data streams includes steps of monitoring a plurality of data streams communicated between a plurality of standard users, recognizing at least one primary...
7613113 Method and apparatus for introducing a delay during a call setup in a communication network  
A method and apparatus for providing a capability for placing a slight delay in processing call setup and termination signaling messages in conferencing applications so that the call processing...
7609700 QoS channels for multimedia services on a general purpose operating system platform using data cards  
Upper layer applications discover, establish and manage the QoS connectivity through a SIP (session initiation protocol) that serves as a unified interface. In one implementation, this is IP...
7606181 Apparatus, method, and computer program for processing audio information of a communication session  
An apparatus, method, and computer program process audio information in a communication system. The apparatus, method, and computer program identify one or more silent channels of a communication...
7602893 Method and system for supporting rendezvous based instant group conferencing among mobile users  
A method and a system for supporting rendezvous based instant group conferencing among mobile users allows a conference originator to initiate and setup instant group conferencing to a set of...
7599357 Method and apparatus for detecting and correcting electrical interference in a conference call  
The present invention enables a network to detect electrical interference caused by cellular phones and correct the problem by playing a network announcement to the network operator if the...
7596215 System and method for teleconference pass code security at a telecommunications switch  
Pass code security is provided for a teleconference call in an AIN-based telecommunications network. Participants to the conference call dial in to a bridge at a Service Switching Point (SSP). If a...
7596103 Call optimization in ad-hoc conference calls  
A method and system for adding a participant to a conference call. A feature of the method and system is that with respect to individual invitees to ad-hoc conference calls, the conference call can...
7596102 Image exchange for image-based push-to-talk user interface  
A visual interface for a PTT user terminal displays user images of participants in a PTT conference. When a PTT conference is established, a controller determines whether an image associated with...
7596092 VoIP verifier  
VoIP verification is initiated by subscriber-side test VoIP appliance, or VoIP proxy agent. Test VoIP appliance is coupled to test node over a communications internetwork by upstream and downstream...
7593986 Method and system for generating a routing table for a conference  
A conference system provides a routing table that specifies which sinks are connected to which sources. When the conference system receives the content from the video source, it routes the content...
7593355 Method and apparatus for an enhanced VoIP call initiation interface  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing an improved interface to a caller during the initiation of a VoIP call. The present invention includes placing, by the caller, a request for...
7593354 Method and system for low latency high quality music conferencing  
A method and system for real-time, low latency, high quality audio conferencing are disclosed. The system allows delivering low latency during peer to peer transmission of high quality compressed...
7590697 Mail server, mobile communication system, and program therefor  
The present invention provides a technique for regulating the distribution of bulk and unsolicited e-mails without hampering convenience for both source and destination mail clients as much as...
7590231 Supporting enhanced media communications in communications conferences  
A method for supporting communications involves establishing a communications conference that includes multiple conference participants that each provide an audio stream. Audio data packets in the...
7586858 Group call management mechanism  
The invention relates to a method for supporting group communication between group members served by two or more controlling network elements in a communication network. The first subscriber (MS...
7586857 Fast network SIP/SDP procedures for conference operations upon request from end user with optimization of network resources  
The apparatus and method are fast network SIP/SDP (Session Initiation Protocol/Session Description Protocol) procedures for conference operations upon request from end user with optimization of...
7583739 Channel estimation device, channel estimation method, and wireless receiver  
A channel estimation device is provided to achieve high-precision channel estimation in a MIMO or multicarrier wireless receiver. This channel estimation device is used in the wireless receiver...
7583657 Methods and apparatus for conducting conference calls using a conferencing system adapted to operate between a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network  
The present invention is generally related to conference calls and more specifically, to methods and apparatus for conducting conference calls using a conference system adapted to operated between...
7580376 Methods and apparatus for providing high speed connectivity to a hotel environment  
Methods and apparatus are described for providing access to a network via a first one of a plurality of network access nodes in the network. The network access nodes each have a network address...
7580375 Scalable moderated audio conferencing for multicast and unicast endpoints and gateways  
Providing a conference call includes establishing a bidirectional first class stream for each of a set of first class endpoints. A second class stream is established for each of a set of second...
7580374 Systems and methods for setting future teleconference calls  
Systems and methods relate to setting-up a future telephone conference between a host party and at least one participant party. The host party dials into a system and enters the meeting date/time...
7577110 Audio chat system based on peer-to-peer architecture  
A peer to peer audio communication screen in system with adaptive bandwidth control. The peer-to-peer system can be used, for example, in classroom applications. More interactive peers are moved to...
7577109 Method and apparatus for selecting user data  
A method selects user data that is transmitted between a calling user and at least one called user via at least one telecommunication network before call establishing is complete. The calling user...
7573837 Establishment of multicast Push-to-X over Cellular (PoC) communication  
A method for establishing multicast PoC communication is disclosed. To establish multicast PoC communication, a multicast-join process will be coupled with a PoC session setup process, and the PoC...
7570606 Managing a communications system by offering participants the opportunity to respond to requests submitted by other participants  
Participants who are in communication with a communications system can be placed in contact with one another by assigning each participant an agent profile allowing contact requests to be assigned...
7567550 Broadband communications  
A communications network has a communications station, such as a telephone exchange, and at least one interface, such as a cabinet. A plurality of optical carriers are provided between the exchange...
7564807 Method for controlling recorded announcement and interactive voice responses in packet networks  
The invention relates to a method for controlling recorded announcements and interactive voice responses for calls made outside an exchange, using a packet network (PN), by means of peripheral...
7561892 PT service system and method  
A PT service system and method are provided. According to an embodiment, there is provided a client device comprising a PT (push-to) client to transmit a talk burst request message for requesting a...
7561637 Determination of a channel estimate of a transmission channel  
A method of determining a channel estimate of a first transmission channel in a communications system. The method comprises deriving a first set of channel estimates from symbols received through...
7561535 System and method for providing dynamic call models for users as function of the user environment in an IMS network  
Systems and methods for providing dynamic call models for users in an IMS network. A system and method provisions dynamic call models within an IMS network having a serving call state control...
7561528 System and method for changing duration of talk burst control timer  
A system and method for changing a value of a talk burst control timer, are provided. According to an embodiment, there is provided a method of controlling a talk burst for at least one PT...
7559031 Video display apparatus, video composition delivery apparatus, and system  
There is provided with a video display apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a composite video image generated from a plurality of video sources; a display unit configured to...
7558736 System and method for providing talker arbitration in point-to-point/group communication  
One embodiment of the invention is based on a facilitation of the natural dynamics associated with face to face conversation, where the amplitude of a speaker's voice is often used to gain floor...
7558224 Management of packet-based audio devices within acoustic spaces  
A system includes multiple packet-based communication devices that support audio output and other suitable functionality and an acoustic space management device that manages these devices to...
7558222 System and method for sending IP packets to a mobile station transitioning from dormant state to active state  
A method for sending IP packets from a base station to a mobile station during transition of the mobile station from a dormant state to an active state is provided. The method includes receiving a...
7558221 Method and system for recording videoconference data  
A recording system for capturing videoconference session data is provided. The recording system includes a packet intercepting unit configured to identify packets related to the videoconference...
7558220 Method and device for providing a communication session  
A method and device for providing a communication or chat session with a plurality of users, in particular for mobile radio networks according to Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) or...
7551573 Method and system for maintaining video connectivity  
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for maintaining video capability includes receiving at a device from a source a plurality of packets representative of video data. The...