Patent ID: 7177286
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A telephone conferencing system which processes sequential audio input packets from each of one or more connections of a telephone conference having a multiplicity of connections participating therein, comprising: an assigning process for assigning audio input packets from each connection to a sequence of output periods for sending separate audio output packets to all connections; a normalizing process for creating normalized audio input packets from the audio input packets and for identifying a plurality of loudest connections from the normalized audio input packets assigned to each respective output period; a determining process for determining the applicability to each respective output period of using a common audio output packet for a plurality of connections, based upon said normalized audio input packets assigned to said each respective output period; a first preparing process for preparing a common audio output packet for each output period where a common audio output packet is applicable, from said normalized audio input packets of said plurality of loudest connections from each respective output period; and a second preparing process for preparing a separate audio output packet specifically for each connection during each output period including use of said respective common audio output packet where applicable.