Patent ID: 6940486
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling a computerized audio conferencing system comprising: at least one physical control member having an identity; and a network of workstations, comprised of a plurality of workstations, each having a plurality of fields receptive to said physical control member, an interface coupled to one of said fields and operative to develop an identity signal representative of said identity of said physical control member and a processor coupled to said interface and receptive to said identity signal, said processor processing said identity signal to develop a control signal for a computer system to be controlled; and a plurality of control members for reception by said fields and wherein each of said fields comprises a plurality of positions at which respective ones of said plurality of physical control members may be selectively manually placed and removed thereby to provide a plurality of selectable and changeable arrangements of said plurality of control members at said plurality of positions of each of said fields; wherein said audio conferencing system comprises a microphone and a speaker for audio communication between said workstations, said audio application system being responsive to said control signal from said computer system to provide at least one audio sound having a volume and a directional characteristic which is based on said physical control members being selectively operated for reception by said fields.