Multimedia telecommunications network and service
US5689553A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia telecommunications network provides telephone service which may involve one or more of audio, video, and data communications. In one example of the invention, the multimedia telecommunications network contains a virtual meeting services complex which provides multimedia telecommunications service to subscribers of the network. Multimedia telephone calls can be completed automatically by the virtual meeting services complex in a manner similar to that now used to complete conventional audio telephone calls. The multimedia telecommunications network containing this virtual meeting services complex is able to connect together users having diverse equipment and is able to handle integrated and nonintegrated network access mechanisms.
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