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Scalable voice scene media server

US11803351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2020
Grant dateOct 31, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S3/00
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system, method, and computer-readable medium therefor comprise a media server configured to receive a plurality of audio streams from a corresponding plurality of client devices, the media server including circuitry configured to rank the plurality of audio streams based on a predetermined metric, group a first portion of the plurality of audio streams into a first set, the first portion of the plurality of audio streams being the N highest-ranked audio streams, group a second portion of the plurality of audio streams into a second set, the second portion of the plurality of audio streams being the M lowest-ranked audio streams, forward respective audio streams of the first set to a receiver device, and discard respective audio streams of the second set, wherein N and M are independent integers.

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