Patent ID: 6408327
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04S

Abstract:
A method of synthetic stereo audio conferencing a plurality of clients over a local or wide area network (LAN/WAN), said method comprising:receiving, at a server in said network, a plurality of signals from said plurality of clients over said network; synthesizing and mixing said plurality of signals at said server to create at least one client-specific composite signal distributed over multiple channels to effect virtual positioning of said plurality of clients; transmitting said at least one client-specific composite signal to one of said plurality of clients in said network; and outputting said at least one client-specific composite signal as stereo audio over a plurality of audio output devices at said one of said plurality of clients; wherein said at least one client-specific composite signal does not include a signal from said one of said plurality of clients.