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Telephone apparatus used for computer network telephone system

US6188677A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1996
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/6481
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone apparatus of a telephone system, including at least one server for connecting a plurality of telephone apparatuses connected to a computer network, comprises: a communication circuit means for processing data to and from said computer network; an audio input means for generating a digital audio signal from input voice; an audio compression means for compressing the audio signal from the audio input means and for supplying the compressed audio signal to the communication circuit means; and a control means for determining a compression rate of the audio compression means in response to information on the ratio of use of the computer network obtained from the server.

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