Selective audio combination for a conference
US8787547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/568
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Selective audio combination for a conference. The conference may be initiated between a plurality of participants at respective participant locations. The conference may be performed using a plurality of conferencing endpoints at each of the participant locations. Audio may be received from each of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. Audio level information may also be received from each of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. The audio may be combined from a plural subset of the plurality of conferencing endpoints to produce conference audio. The plural subset is less than all of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. The audio may be combined based on the audio level information. The conference audio may be provided to the plurality of conferencing endpoints.
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