Low-latency multi-party audio chat

Details Low-latency multi-party audio chat Low-latency multi-party audio chat

1996-08-02

1999-03-30

Kizou, Hassan

Multiplex communications

Special services

Conferencing

370394, 370412, 370474, 39520034, H04L 1256

Patent

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058897640

ABSTRACT:
In a receiving node coupled to a number of transmitting nodes, a method of managing audio data received from the transmitting nodes is provided. In the method, a plurality of transmissions are received by the receiving node, with each transmission representing an utterance of audio information. Each transmission is transmitted from a different one of the transmitting nodes and includes a number of audio data packets. One of the utterances is designated as a ready-to-play utterance based on an order in which the utterances were received. The data packets of any utterance designated as the ready-to-play utterance are provided to a ready-to-play queue in real time. Data packets of the other utterances are held in separate queues and are not provided to the ready-to-play queue until after the packets of the ready-to-play utterance have been provided to the ready-to-play queue. After the data packets of the ready-to-play utterance have been provided to the ready-to-play queue, a new utterance is designated as the ready-to-play utterance.

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