Telephonic communications – Special services – Conferencing
Reexamination Certificate
2002-11-25
2010-06-22
Addy, Thjuan K (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
Special services
Conferencing
C379S158000, C379S203010, C379S204010, C704S275000, C709S204000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07742587
ABSTRACT:
A communications system and method, which may be used, for example, within a conferencing communication system, is provided. A plurality of communicators may transmit, via a network, audio streams bound from any other communicator. A server receives from the plurality of communicators a plurality of incoming streams and for each communicator transmits any mixed combination of the incoming streams. The system also may control any of the mixers to independently control a volume level of any of the incoming streams being mixed at any of the mixers to create the required mixed combination of the incoming streams. Various conference call features may be effected using such mix capacities.
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Addy Thjuan K
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
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