System and method for providing enhanced audio in a video environment

US9338394B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Wei Li · Beijing, CN
• J. William Mauchly · Berwyn, US
• David J. Mackie · Brookdale, US
• Olin D. Williford, II · Plano, US
• Jinshi Huang · Fremont, US
• Pawel Paszkowski · San Jose, US
• Indrajit Rajeev Gajendran · Monte Sereno, US
• Richard T. Wales · Santa Clara, US
• Joseph T. Friel · Ardmore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 15, 2010
• Grant date: May 10, 2016
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04R2420/07
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided in one example and includes receiving audio data at a microphone array that includes a plurality of microphones. The microphone array is provisioned at a first endpoint, which includes a camera element configured to capture video data associated with a video session involving the first endpoint and a second endpoint. The method also includes formatting the audio data into a time division multiplex (TDM) stream, and communicating the stream to a port for a subsequent communication over a network and to the second endpoint.