Patent ID: 8467376

Claim:
A phone supporting voice communication via a wireless packet network, the phone comprising: at least one processor for processing outgoing digital voice data converted from a first voice signal to produce packets for transmission via the wireless packet network; the at least one processor operably coupled to a radio transmitter for transmitting the packets via the wireless packet network; the at least one processor operably coupled to a radio receiver for receiving packets via the wireless packet network; the at least one processor for selectively processing the packets received via the wireless packet network to produce incoming digital voice data for conversion to a second voice signal; wherein the phone supports concurrent, bidirectional voice communication; wherein the at least one processor monitors the first voice signal for a lack of speech for a minimum period of time; and wherein the at least one processor controls a signal level of one or both of the first voice signal and the second voice signal depending upon an amount of delay between transmission of the packets received via the wireless packet network and conversion of the incoming digital voice data to the second voice signal.