System and method for dynamically upgrading / downgrading a conference session
US7694002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A conferencing system includes a plurality of ports for network connection to endpoint devices of participants to a conference session. A mixer receives input audio streams from the endpoint devices and then outputs a mixed audio stream back to the endpoint devices. A processor runs a program that automatically downgrades one or more of the participants to the conference session from a full-duplex communication mode to a half-duplex communication mode in response to an event affecting allocation of conferencing resources, the conferencing resources including the ports.
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