Audio conferenceing system
US5539741A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/42161
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer workstation receives multiple audio input streams over a network in an audio conference. The audio input streams are kept separate by storing them in different queues. Digital samples from each of the queues are transferred to an audio adapter card 28 for output. A digital signal processor 46 on the audio adapter card multiplies each audio stream by its own weighting parameter, before summing the audio streams together for output. Thus the relative volume of each of the audio output streams can be controlled. For each block of audio data, the volume is calculated and displayed to the user, allowing the user to see the volume in each audio input stream independently. The user is also provided with volume control for each audio input stream, which effectively adjusts the weighting parameter, thereby allowing the user to alter the relative volumes of each speaker in the conference.
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