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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...
7545758 System and method for collaboration summarization playback  
A system for collaboration summarization playback includes a graphical user interface ( 950 ) for displaying summarization categories ( 952 ) associated with recording cues and clips of the...
7499416 Video teleconferencing system with digital transcoding  
A video teleconferencing system uses digital transcoding to obtain algorithm transcoding, transmission rate matching, and spatial mixing. The video teleconferencing system comprises a multipoint...
7492731 Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in variable bitrate (multi-rate) conferences  
Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in a variable bitrate conference environment. Conference means with two or more outputs are provided, where each one can output data at...
7461126 System and method for distributed multipoint conferencing with automatic endpoint address detection and dynamic endpoint-server allocation  
An embodiment of the invention is a multipoint conferencing system having the ability to dynamically assign an endpoint to a “closest” one of multiple conference servers is disclosed. In one...
7430288 Exchange and conference communication method therefor  
An exchange capable of increasing the number of participants in a conference without increasing conference circuits for conference communications. The exchange ( 2 ) switches connections either...
7428223 Method for background noise reduction and performance improvement in voice conferencing over packetized networks  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for background noise reduction and performance improvement in conferencing. A method for providing a conferencing session may include...
7420935 Teleconferencing arrangement  
A method and an apparatus for controlling a conference call is a system which comprises a conference bridge for combining several audio signals arriving from terminals and for transmitting the...
7415499 Method and apparatus for listening for incoming calls on multiple port/socket combinations  
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising loading a set of transport components into a memory; initializing each transport component of the set of transport components to listen...
7366780 System and method for controlling and managing sessions between endpoints in a communications system  
In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints ( 240,242,246 ) each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a system for controlling and managing session between at...
7292543 Speaker tracking on a multi-core in a packet based conferencing system  
A distributed intelligence conferencing system having a plurality of conferencing nodes to connect groups of participants to a conference. Each of the conferencing nodes provides for the connection...
7266368 Method and apparatus for presenting assistance data in a communication conference system  
The present invention provides a communication assistance process that is performed by a communication assistance device connected to a plurality of user terminals via a network. During a...
7248566 Wireless network with transmission control in a half-duplex voice conference mode  
Voice packets transmitted by an originating wireless user for use in a half-duplex communication mode in a one to many communication session are monitored for an unexpected cessation. If an...
7203177 Bandwidth efficient conferencing system with distributed processing  
A distributed intelligence conferencing system is disclosed, having a plurality of conferencing nodes to connect groups of participants to a conference. Each of the conferencing nodes provides for...
7174365 System and method for controlling one or more multipoint control units as one multipoint control unit  
A video teleconferencing system for controlling multiple multipoint control units (MCU) from a single apparatus. The system utilizes a Virtual MCU (VMCU) ( 110 ) to communicate with a plurality of...
7145884 Speaker tracking on a single core in a packet based conferencing system  
A distributed conferencing system having a plurality of conferencing nodes to connect groups of participants to a conference. Each of the conferencing nodes provides for the connection of one or...
7130280 Enhanced call service packet data terminal  
In communication system ( 200 ), a packet data terminal ( 102 ) (e.g., personal computer (PC), personal digital assistant (PDA), telephone, mobile radiotelephone, network access device, Internet...
7039019 Telephone exchanging apparatus and telephone system  
A telephone exchanging apparatus 30 comprises a joined terminal table 341, a joined terminal table operating portion 352, and a reception side designating portion 355. The joined terminal...
6970705 Multipoint communication system and multipoint communication method  
When a service receiving server 1 receives a request of a multi-point communication service from communication terminals 3 A to 3 C, a service ID corresponding to the multi-point communication...
6959075 Replay of conference audio  
A system enables conferencing of multiple participants within a single voice communication session. A replay module records conference audio during the conference and, at appropriate times,...
6943713 Process and device for the sequential addressing of the inputs of a multiplexer of a data acquisition circuit  
The systematic, and possibly repeated, acquisition of several distinct quantities for exploitation by a user system by utilizing a multiplexer with staged architecture without all inputs...
6894715 Mixing video signals for an audio and video multimedia conference call  
In a multimedia communications system ( 100 ) that supports conference calls that include an audio portion and a video portion, a primary video image is selected from a plurality of video images...
6889212 Method for enforcing a time limited software license in a mobile communication device  
A mobile communication device ( 104 ) loads an application bundle ( 200 ), which includes a software application ( 202 ) and an indication of a time limited license ( 206 ). To enforce the time...
6826159 System and method for providing speaker identification in a conference call  
A system and method for speaker identification in a conference calling unit. The method identifies the speaker, locates the speaker identifier, transfers the speaker identifier to an outgoing path...
6816469 IP conference call waiting  
An Internet Protocol Telephony Network and public switched telephone network that allows one or more call waiting callers to dynamically join in an existing and to establish a multiple-party...
6744927 Data communication control apparatus and its control method, image processing apparatus and its method, and data communication system  
In video conference system terminals, the conventional difficulty in high-quality display of facial expressions of a plurality of participants is solved. In a multipoint connection device...
6738357 Method and apparatus for multiple media digital communication system  
The present invention is embodied in a digital communication system where multiple media data sources are time multiplexed into a packetized data stream, each packet having an assigned priority and...
6721411 Audio conference platform with dynamic speech detection threshold  
The present invention comprises a method for audio/video conferencing. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises using a dynamic threshold value to determine whether there is speech on a...
6707797 Multi-line telephony via network gateways  
A multi-line telephony system and method deliver multiple concurrent telephone conversations to a customer premise via a single traditional twisted-pair communications connection, and support...
RE38457 Deferred sychronization of distributed objects  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for data communication between agents , such as those in an electronic conferencing system. In an electronic conferencing a system wherein data is shared...
6697342 Conference circuit for encoded digital audio  
A conference system is provided for connection in a digital audio signal transmission system ( 50 ), for receiving N encoded audio signals from N conferees, wherein N is a positive integer greater...
6683858 Hybrid server architecture for mixing and non-mixing client conferencing  
A system, method and computer program product which allows both mixing (e.g., PC-based) and non-mixing (e.g., phone-based) clients to participate in a single audio conference. The system includes a...
6662211 Method and system for providing conferencing services in a telecommunications system  
A method and apparatus for providing unified conferencing services in a telecommunications system is described. A DSP chip in the system contains an internal CPU and on-chip memory storage device....
6654455 IP conference telephone system compatible with IP-PBX systems  
An IP (Internet Protocol) conference telephone system feasible for an IP-PBX (Private Branch Exchange) includes a communication control connected to an IP network. When a connection for a...
6598074 System and method for enabling multimedia production collaboration over a network  
A system and method for collaborative multimedia production by users at different geographic locations. The users produce sequencer data at a plurality of sequencer stations connected via a...
6597667 Network based muting of a cellular telephone  
A system and method for selectively muting a call of a wireless communication system. A first predetermined signal is received by the wireless communication system. The phone signal has a user...
6549532 Allocation of uplink radio resources in a radio communication system  
For allocating radio resources in a time-division multiple access packet mode radio communication system, each remote station stores transmit authorizations for each time slot of a frame in a...
6546007 Time-slot interchanger that controls both time-slot access and signal-processing features  
A time-slot interchanger (TSI 100 ) is used to control both time-slot access and distribution of signals to physical or virtual signal-processing circuits ( 106-116 ). The TSI includes a control...
6418125 Unified mixing, speaker selection, and jitter buffer management for multi-speaker packet audio systems  
A receiver manages multiple speakers in a packet network telephone call. A packet gateway receives audio packets from the multiple speakers over the packet network. Memory in each receiver stores...
6373839 Bandwidth biased codec selection system and method  
Endpoints, such as clients and gateways, maintain local codec priority lists ( 500 ), receive remote codes priority lists ( 504 ), and maintain common communication attribute priority lists ( 502...
6345390 Bidirectional digital signal transmission system and repeater for the same  
A bidirectional digital signal transmission system includes a transmission line, and video instruments respectively connected to both ends of the transmission line. In each of the video...
6337899 Speaker verification for authorizing updates to user subscription service received by internet service provider (ISP) using an intelligent peripheral (IP) in an advanced intelligent network (AIN)  
A method for controlling subscription services delivered to a user by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) coupled to an Automated Intelligent Network (AIN) telephone system with at least one central...
6298045 Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligently bridged TDM and packet buses and methods for performing telephony and data functions using the same  
Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice...
6262978 Call completion of video telephone/teleconference call as packet voice call  
A system and method for establishing a communication path for a call between a video telephone/teleconference call and a packet network telephone terminal through a packet network. The call is...
6199136 Method and apparatus for a low data-rate network to be represented on and controllable by high data-rate home audio/video interoperability (HAVi) network  
A PC-based home automation system uses a low data-rate transport layer and COM-based software components for control of devices in a home automation network. The home automation system is merged...
6167033 Multiple-party network communication system and method of troubleshooting thereof  
The present invention provides a multiparty network communication system, which is constructed by connecting system users in serial. Various types of information are packed and encoded according to...
6125398 Communications subsystem for computer-based conferencing system using both ISDN B channels for transmission  
A communications task resides on an audio/communications board of the computer conferencing system. A communications manager and a communications application programming interface reside on a...
6101546 Method and system for providing data files that are partitioned by delivery time and data type  
A file is logically partitioned into data channels where each data channels holds a sequence of data of a particular data type. The data channels are logically partitioned into delivery times. The...
6091714 Programmable distributed digital switch system  
A distributed digital switching system is provided that includes a plurality of service controllers (20) which are interconnected to each other through a network (10). A network arbitrator is...
6069878 TDM digital matrix intercom system  
A time division multiplexing ("TDM") digital matrix intercom system for connecting intercom stations. The system includes a digital switching system receiving audio input communications signals...
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