Patent ID: 9112981
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing audio information to a participant in a communication session, the communication session comprising spoken communication, the method comprising: providing, by a network device, a first audio signal comprising at least a first speech signal generated from current speech within the communication session, the first audio signal including a gap created by reducing an amplitude of the first audio signal in a limited portion of a frequency spectrum; providing, by the network device, a second audio signal comprising a second speech signal generated from information other than current speech within the communication session, the second audio signal being compressed approximately into the limited portion of the frequency spectrum to primarily fit within the gap in the first audio signal; and outputting, by the network device, an output signal containing combined first and second audio signals, the first and second audio signals being configured to be used to generate audio output to the participant such that both the current speech within the communication session and the information other than current speech within the communication session are intelligible to the participant.