System and method for providing internet based phone conferences using multiple codecs
US7369543B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/567
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of communicating digitized speech from a transmitting forum participant comprises the step of receiving a data structure that includes said digitized speech. The data structure is analyzed to determine whether the digitized speech is redundantly represented in a plurality of forms in the data structure. A portion of the data structure is forwarded to a receiving forum participant, thereby communicating the digitized speech from the transmitting forum participant. In this method, when the digitized speech is redundantly represented in the data structure in a plurality of forms, the forwarding step includes a step of selecting one or more forms, based on a function, from the plurality of forms in the data structure. A representative function includes a determination whether the receiving participant is a paid subscriber.
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