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Voice over internet protocol push-to-talk communication system

US7983199B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 2002
Grant dateJul 19, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/4061
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A push-to-talk conference call is conducted over a packet switched network. Participants send a request and receive approval before being allowed to talk during the conference call. In one implementation, only one of the participants is enabled to transmit audio packets while other participants are only allowed to receive audio packets.

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