Patent ID: 8576878
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: sending, by utilizing internet protocol communication, a real-time audio data item from a terminal of a sending party to a terminal of at least one receiving party over a communication system, said real-time audio data item comprising a plurality of real-time audio data packets, wherein the sending of the real-time audio data item includes sending of data packets containing real-time audio data information and sending real-time audio data transport packets; sending, in association with the sending of the real-time audio data item, to the least one receiving party, a request to send an acknowledgment report; sending, responsive to the request, by utilizing internet protocol communication, an item acknowledgement report from the terminal of each of the at least one receiving party after the end of the real-time audio data item, wherein the item acknowledgement report is sent as embedded signaling within real-time audio data traffic and; initiating the sending of the real time audio data item by sending a leader packet from the terminal of the sending party to the terminal of the at least one receiving party over the communication system, wherein; the leader packet contains the request to send the acknowledgement report, the terminal of the sending party sends data packets containing real-time audio data information, the terminal of the at least one receiving party detects the end of the real-time data item, and the terminal of the at least one receiving party, responsive to receiving the request in the leader packet and detecting the end of the real-time audio data item, sends the acknowledgement report to the terminal of the sending party.