Patent ID: 8243902
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a communication system comprising a plurality of microphones, an identification unit, at least one graphical interface, and a positioning unit, the microphones comprising a first microphone, a second microphone and a third microphone; the identification unit receiving electronic business card data; the identification unit receiving a first input received by the first microphone; the identification unit identifying a speaker providing the first input; the positioning unit detecting the first microphone receiving of the first input; the positioning unit determining how much time elapses between the first microphone receiving the first input and the second microphone receiving the first input to determine a position of the speaker; the positioning unit determining how much time elapses between the first microphone receiving the first input and the third microphone receiving the first input to determine the position of the speaker; the at least one graphical interface displaying the position of the speaker via a displayed map of a conference room, the displayed map of the conference room having participant indicia identifying conference participant positions adjacent indicia identifying the position of the speaker, the at least one graphical interface displaying the position of the speaker based on the determined position of the speaker made by the positioning unit; the at least one graphical interface also displaying information about the speaker, the information about the speaker being based on information from the electronic business card data; wherein at least a portion of the information about the speaker is spaced apart from the displayed map of the conference room; and wherein the participant indicia identifying conference participant positions comprises images representing different participants positioned around an image representing a conference table of the conference room and wherein the display of information about the speaker is comprised of an image representing the speaker that is spaced apart from the displayed map.