Displaying images of conference call participants
US8265253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/152
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for displaying images of conference call participants. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a call from a user to join a conference call, obtaining a phone number of the user, matching the phone number to a stored graphical representation, and distributing and displaying the matching graphical representation to a predetermined set of users. A voice identification/recognition process can also be used to match the user to a stored graphical representation.
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