System and method for comfort noise production
US6865159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/17
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are provided for producing comfort noise during conversational pauses in the course of a telephone call over an IP network, the IP network including a transmitting computer for transmitting a voice signal generated by a telephone and a receiving computer for receiving the voice signal. The method comprises detecting a conversational pause at the transmitting computer; stopping the transmission of voice data packets during the pause; and transmitting a message to the receiving computer directing the receiving computer to produce comfort noise. In some embodiments of the invention, the message may take the form of a single packet of data.
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