Conference bridge for packetized speech-signal networks

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5436896
SERIAL NO

08214724

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A conference bridge that receives speech data in the form of data packets, and transmits data in the same form, without transforming the data in the conference bridge. The conference bridge according to this invention includes a plurality of inputs that have speech detectors that detect the presence of speech data. The speech detectors report the presence of speech to a controller. The controller causes data packets from one of the inputs detecting speech to be replicated for all outputs. If there is speech at more than one input at a time, then a decision is made as to which input to replicate. Advantageously, the decision is based on who is the loudest speaker. Further, the data that is replicated is not sent to the output for the originator in order to prevent echo.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
AT&T IPM CORP2333 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD CORAL GABLES FL 33134

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Thomas W Naperville, IL 32 987
Tiedemann, Norman R Bolingbrook, IL 2 70
Vancil, Paul W Austin, TX 23 519

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation