Patent ID: 6124880
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A conferencing system for enabling remotely located transceivers employing different signal formats to bi-directionally communicate with each other, said conferencing system comprising:a first transceiver for transmitting a first signal in a first format and receiving a second signal in said first format;a second transceiver for transmitting said second signal in a second format and receiving said first signal in said second format;a first gateway for receiving said first signal from said first transceiver, converting said first format to a common format, and transmitting said first signal in said common format, said common format being an analog format, said first gateway also for receiving said second signal in said common format, converting said common format to said first format and transmitting said second signal in said first format to said first transceiver; anda second gateway for receiving said first signal in said common format from said first gateway, converting said common format to said second format, and transmitting said first signal in said second format to said second transceiver, said second gateway also for receiving said second signal in said second format from said second transceiver, converting said second format to said common format and transmitting said second signal in said common format to said first gateway.