Patent ID: 7899445
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A conferencing system for conducting a conference call, the conferencing system comprising: an audio mixer configured to receive an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces of the conference call, mix the audio inputs, and provide an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces; a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a first communication device; a second local interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a second communication device; and a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces capable of coupling to a third communication device through a phone network, wherein the first local wireless interface, the second local interface and the third audio interface are independent of each other and provide full duplex communications, and wherein the audio mixer comprises a summer and a divider, the summer configured to sum the audio inputs from each of the at least three audio interfaces and to provide the sum to the divider, the divider configured to divide the sum equally across the at least three audio interfaces to provide the equalized audio output.