Communication system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8963982
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13340508

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A method, client application and user terminal, the method including providing a packet-based communication system for conducting voice or video calls over a packet-based network and providing an instance of a client application enabling a first user terminal to access the packet-based communication system. The client application is configured so as when executed on the first terminal to receive an input from multiple different audio and/or video input transducers of the first terminal, to analyze those inputs in relation to one another, and based on that analysis to select at least one audio and/or video input transducer and/or output transducer of the first terminal for use in conducting a voice or video call with a remote user terminal via the packet-based communication system.

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  • SKYPE LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
MacDonald, Derek Palo Alto, US 10 147

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