Virtual area based telephony communications
US9357025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/021
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A persistent virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective network nodes connected to the virtual area even after all network nodes have disconnected from the virtual area is maintained. A presence in the virtual area is established for a user of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) terminal device. Transmission of data associated with the virtual area to the PSTN terminal device.
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