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Multiple-party network communication system and method of troubleshooting thereof

US6167033A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 1998
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13407
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a multiparty network communication system, which is constructed by connecting system users in serial. Various types of information are packed and encoded according to protocol into information packets. When information packets are transmitted within the network, the receiving party distinguishes them according to the coding to be voice or data information and forwards them to various modules at user's end for further processing. Voice information is processed by virtue of the superimposing technology that mixes the receiving information with the voice information received at user's end and forwards to other adjoining users. A multiparty voice communication is then realized. Moreover, the present invention provides methods of manipulating user's system failure so in case one user system among conference participants fails, his neighboring users will be automatically connected to allow other participants to continue the multiparty network conferencing.

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