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6370137 |
Method and apparatus for providing broadband access conferencing services
A method and apparatus for providing broadband conferencing services is provided. The method includes the steps of establishing a voice channel over a circuit switched telephone network and a...
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6366656 |
Method and apparatus for migrating embedded PBX system to personal computer
A PC-based PBX incorporating preexisting call control software designed to operate in a computing environment which is not PC-based. The PC-based PBX comprises a PC chassis; a PC motherboard within...
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6349136 |
System and method for controlling a conference call
A system and method that provides control of a conference call. A controlling party enters a code and is isolated from the conference. Each conference participant is sequentially connected to the...
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6349303 |
Information processing apparatus and method
In a teleconference, text data and still-picture data are generated from sound data and moving-picture data that originated in a conference room A, and text data and still-picture data are...
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6330320 |
Enhanced conference call service
A subscriber (12) seeking to enter a conference call does so by dialing a non-directory conference call access telephone number maintained by a telephone carrier for conference call service. Upon...
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6324169 |
Providing multimedia conferencing services over a wide area network interconnecting nonguaranteed quality of service LANs
A method for providing real-time multimedia conferencing services is described over a hybrid network, consisting of packet-switched nonguaranteed quality of service local area networks and a...
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6320958 |
Remote conference system using multicast transmission for performing echo cancellation
In a remote conference system based on a client server model, each of conference terminals comprises a terminal packet memory for storing a voice data of the conference terminal. When a synthesized...
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6307927 |
Method for operating a network with interconnected terminals
The invention relates to a process for the operation of a network with terminals (EG1, . . . , EGm) that can be connected to each other via transmission nodes (K1, . . . , Km) of the network,...
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6304648 |
Multimedia conference call participant identification system and method
A telecommunication system for establishing a conference call between various participants to the call communicating via multimedia communication devices. A call participant identification system...
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6304652 |
Merging of calls
Conference call set-up is conventionally controlled with special keys # and * of a telephone set. Today these functions are performed by means of intelligent network technology. A problem with...
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6298129 |
Teleconference recording and playback system and associated method
A teleconference recording and marking system for use by a plurality of teleconference participants includes a plurality of telephones with each having a mechanism for transmitting a voice signal...
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6285746 |
Computer controlled video system allowing playback during recording
A teleconferencing system with capability to store incoming multiple medium messages for later retrieval and playback is disclosed. The system includes a communications multiplexer which, in normal...
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6285391 |
Picture codec and teleconference terminal equipment
In a teleconference terminal equipment; a picture codec for simultaneously displaying a still picture and video on a single screen, comprising an analog-to-digital converter which converts a...
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6282278 |
Universal conference control manager
A method and apparatus for automatically establishing an audio conference call where one of a number of audio conference call service providers must be selected. With this invention a resource...
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6275575 |
Method and system for coordinating and initiating cross-platform telephone conferences
A method and system for remotely accessing a multi-point cross-platform telephone conferencing system for the purpose of coordinating and initiating multi-point telephone conference meetings...
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6275580 |
Teleconferencing device having acoustic transducers positioned to improve acoustic echo return loss
A teleconferencing terminal for hands-free full duplex audio telecommunication systems is provided which limits the amount of acoustic coupling between the terminal's microphone and loudspeaker. A...
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6272214 |
Automatic control of participation in telemeetings
One or more unique identifiers are created which are associated directly with an upcoming telemeeting. For example, a unique identifier can be a preselected telephone number in a PSTN, or a URL...
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6269159 |
Conferencing with a calling party
A method and apparatus to provide three way conferencing which allows a third party caller to call into an existing telephone call at a single line of a called party's telephone. In one embodiment,...
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6252952 |
Personal user network (closed user network) PUN/CUN
An Internet Protocol Telephony Network and public switched telephone network, in which closed user groups may be dynamically defined and modified to take advantage of special billing within the...
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6243454 |
Network-based caller speech muting
A switch (26) in a telecommunications network (34) monitors a call placed by a calling party (12) to a called party (14) to detect the presence of prescribed condition, such as the entry by the...
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6236644 |
Method of setting up a conference call
A method of setting up a conference has the following steps: 1) selecting a conference bridge (68) and a conference number; 2) dialing a conference number; 3) when a private branch exchange (52)...
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6219412 |
Choice of guaranteed vs. bumpable conference call reservations
Participants in a pre-planned conference call are permitted to make reservations for ports on a conference bridge that are either guaranteed or bumpable. Guaranteed reservations are fulfilled...
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6198729 |
Method and system for loop prevention in telecommunications
The present invention relates to a method for telecommunications and a device for that method. A first time slot is assigned for a first channel (2) between a first local exchange (LEA) to which a...
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6181784 |
Computer controlled video multiplexer for video conferencing and message systems
A teleconferencing system with capability to store incoming multiple medium messages for later retrieval and playback is disclosed. The system includes a communications multiplexer which, in normal...
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6178237 |
Teleconferencing audio bridge
An arrangement for a teleconferencing bridge allows one or more users to control at least one characteristic of at least some of the input signals received by the bridge, such that the output...
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6178183 |
Method and apparatus for receiving conventional telephone calls while connected to the internet
The present invention enables a user, logged on to a data network over a traditional telephone line, to be notified of incoming calls over that same line without interruption of the data session....
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6175619 |
Anonymous voice communication using on-line controls
A system and method for providing anonymous voice communications using the telephone network under the direction of an on-line data network. A call broker receives call setup information from...
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6173059 |
Teleconferencing system with visual feedback
A telephone system includes two or more cardioid microphones held together and directed outwardly from a central point. Mixing circuitry and control circuitry combines and analyzes signals from the...
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6160879 |
Private circuit provision in a telecommunications network
A telecommunications network includes local switches, main switches and access lines. A switching unit which takes the form of a computer with switching capability is connected to the local switch...
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6160573 |
Teleconference method and system for providing face-to-face teleconference environment
A method and system provides a face-to-face video conference utilizing a video mirror. The method and apparatus comprise a first station having a first predetermined sensory setting; a second...
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6154764 |
On-line forum-type electronic conference system maintaining consistency of messages
An electronic conference system in which a plurality of users post and read messages includes a message-deletion unit for deleting posted messages so that no access can be made to deleted messages....
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6148068 |
System for managing an audio conference
An audio conference system includes an audio telephone connection and a separate network computer connect. In arranging a conference with the audio conference system, a conference time and...
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6141597 |
Audio processor
A method and apparatus for distributing audio signals from one of a plurality of audio sources to an output connect compressed audio signals from each one of the plurality of audio sources to an...
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6140912 |
Method and a device for telecommunication
A method and apparatus for forwarding and billing a telephone call, wherein a first subscriber telephone is connected to a second subscriber telephone via a standard telephone network and a third...
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6137873 |
Automatic electronic telecommunications order translation and processing
A system and method for processing orders for telecommunication services received by a telecommunication services provider include receiving an electronic message in a first predefined format from...
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6134223 |
Videophone apparatus, method and system for audio and video conferencing and telephony
A video access apparatus (110, 150, 750, 850) provides for audio and video teleconferencing and telephony via a first communication channel (103) coupled to a primary station (105) having...
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6128033 |
Audiovisual communications terminal apparatus for teleconferencing and method
An audiovisual communications terminal apparatus is adapted for interconnection to at least another audiovisual communications terminal apparatus by a communications medium to form an audiovisual...
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6128304 |
Network presence for a communications system operating over a computer network
A method and apparatus are implemented for providing traditional telecommunications service capabilities in a packet based computer network. The system and method of the present invention...
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6119178 |
Communication interface between remote transmission of both compressed video and other data and data exchange with local peripherals
A multimedia communication arrangement communicating video and at least one other data type using a communication channel includes a first interface arrangement for communicating video and the at...
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6104788 |
Apparatus and method for using a telephone for remote scheduling
A system and method enabling a user to remotely access an electronic calendar using a telephone network is provided. The system includes the electronic calendar for storing a plurality of schedules...
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6105054 |
Multi-point-to-point conferencing system where terminals exchange control channel messages indicating data channel availability and the reserve data channels accordingly
A multi-point-to-point conferencing system comprising a plurality of terminals connected by a network including data and control channels is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the network is an...
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6104705 |
Group based control scheme for video compression
A method by which video compression parameters of different video streams are changed to optimize overall bandwidth utilization according to rules related to the varying interactions among group...
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6069943 |
Collaborative conferencing circuit
A circuit and method is described enabling a telephone having two or more lines to have the capability of initiating two simultaneous calls, where there is two-way communication on one of the calls...
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6061440 |
Intelligent switching system for voice and data
A teleconferencing system for voice and data provides interconnections among user sites via a central station. User stations at user sites each alternate operation between a data mode connecting a...
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6055543 |
File wrapper containing cataloging information for content searching across multiple platforms
Arbitrary content-files on arbitrary computing platforms are enclosed by content-wrappers. The content-wrapper also binds searchable metadata that describes the content-files within the...
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6038304 |
Telecommunications switch incorporating automatic conferencing service
A switch for a telephony system in which an automatic conferencing service resides as a software module. To establish a conference call using the automatic conferencing service, an originating...
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6035026 |
Method and apparatus of call conferencing in a telephone exchange system
A method and apparatus for call conferencing between multiline subscribers in a telephone exchange system, the multiline subscribers having at least one phone number jointly and at least one common...
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6026154 |
Interoffice multiparty connection method and exchange
The present invention is directed to acquire a multiparty connection trunk at an office where a communication line can be used effectively when a user while communication requests the multiparty...
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6026156 |
Enhanced call waiting
A method of and apparatus for providing telecommunication services to a user. When the user is engaged in a first telephone call via a telephone switch with a first party and a second party...
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6023504 |
Telephone services
A UIFN toll free service is provided and controlled by control units 11 and 12 that communicate with each other using a separate data networks. The control units arrange the connection of calls on...
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