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Patent US8218751 - Method and apparatus for identifying and eliminating the source of ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA mechanism is provided that allows participants on the conference call to identify, and then mute or filter, a participant(s) responsible for introducing the noise, regardless of whether the noise is caused by transmission impairments or by the participant(s) being in a noisy location. For example,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8218751?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8218751 - Method and apparatus for identifying and eliminating the source of background noise in multi-party teleconferencesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8218751 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/240,119Publication dateJul 10, 2012Filing dateSep 29, 2008Priority dateSep 29, 2008Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101715013A, DE102008062981A1, US20100080374Publication number12240119, 240119, US 8218751 B2, US 8218751B2, US-B2-8218751, US8218751 B2, US8218751B2InventorsNeil Hepworth, Paul Roller MichaelisOriginal AssigneeAvaya Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (243), Non-Patent Citations (88), Referenced by (13), Classifications (19), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for identifying and eliminating the source of background noise in multi-party teleconferences
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