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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...