Patent ID: 8606249
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A teleconferencing method comprising: registering one or more local devices with a teleconference hub device, each of the one or more local devices including at least one microphone for receiving audio signals, the one or more local devices being provided within the same acoustic space as the teleconference hub device, wherein registering comprises generating a spatial map of the one or more local devices within the acoustic space, the spatial map for use for analysis of one or more local data streams; receiving the one or more local data streams from the one or more local devices at the teleconference hub device, each local data stream comprising an audio signal received from the corresponding local device, the one or more local data streams received over a local network; processing the one or more local data streams by the teleconference hub device to produce an external data stream, the processing comprising noise reduction; and sending the external data stream to one or more remote devices using an external network, the one or more remote devices being positioned outside of the acoustic space with respect to the teleconference hub device.