Audio-video multi-participant conference systems using PSTN and internet networks
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1. A system for supporting a multi-participant conference call comprising:
- a first mixer that mixes a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) client audio data stream with a moderator audio-video data stream into a first mixed data stream;
a first transport output that transmits the first mixed data stream to at least one remote client that receives the first mixed data stream, the at least one remote client communicatively coupled to the Internet, which generates a remote client audio-video data stream;
a second mixer that mixes the moderator audio-video data stream with the remote client audio-video data stream into a second mixed data stream; and
a second transport output that transmits a mixed audio data stream, corresponding to the second mixed data stream, to the PSTN client.
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Abstract
A multi-participant conference system and method is described. The multi-participant system includes a PSTN client, at least one remote client and a first participant client. The PSTN client communicates audio data and the remote clients communicate audio-video data. The first participant client includes a voice over IP (VoIP) encoder, a VoIP decoder, a first audio mixer, and a second audio mixer. The VoIP encoder compresses audio data transported to the PSTN client. The VoIP decoder then decodes audio data from the PSTN client. The first audio mixer mixes the decoded audio data from the PSTN client with the audio-video data from the first participant into a first mixed audio-video data stream transmitted to the remote client. The second audio mixer mixes the audio-video data stream from the first participant with the audio-video data stream from each remote client into a second mixed audio transmitted to the PSTN client.
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1. A system for supporting a multi-participant conference call comprising:
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a first mixer that mixes a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) client audio data stream with a moderator audio-video data stream into a first mixed data stream; a first transport output that transmits the first mixed data stream to at least one remote client that receives the first mixed data stream, the at least one remote client communicatively coupled to the Internet, which generates a remote client audio-video data stream; a second mixer that mixes the moderator audio-video data stream with the remote client audio-video data stream into a second mixed data stream; and a second transport output that transmits a mixed audio data stream, corresponding to the second mixed data stream, to the PSTN client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions for a multi-participant conference process to be executed by a local moderator computer, the process comprising:
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receiving audio data from a telephone through a public switched telephone network (PTSN); receiving audio data and video data from a first remote computer through an Internet; receiving audio data and video data from a second remote computer through the Internet; receiving audio data from a local audio input device communicatively connected to the local moderator computer; receiving video data from a local video input device communicatively connected to the local moderator computer; mixing the audio data received from the telephone with the audio data received from the local audio input device and the video data received from the local video input device into mixed audio-video data; transmitting the mixed audio-video data to the first remote computer and the second remote computer; mixing the audio data received from the first remote computer and the audio data received from the second remote computer with the audio data received from the local audio input device into mixed audio data; compressing the mixed audio data;
transmitting the compressed mixed audio data to the telephone; and
transmitting collaboration data to the first remote computer and the second remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented multi-participant conference system utilizing a local moderator computer, the system comprising:
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a voice over IP decoder configured to decode audio data received by the local moderator computer from a telephone through a public switched telephone network (PSTN); a voice over IP encoder configured to compress audio data transported from the local moderator computer to the telephone through the PSTN; a first mixer configured to mix decoded audio data received by the local moderator computer from the telephone through the PSTN with audio data received by the local moderator computer from a local audio input device and video data received by the local moderator computer from a local video input device into an audio-video stream for transmission through an Internet to a first remote computer and a second remote computer; a second mixer configured to mix audio data received by the local moderator computer from the first remote computer and the second remote computer through the Internet with audio data received by the local moderator computer from the local audio input device into an audio stream for transmission to the telephone through the PSTN; and a data collaboration unit configured to transmit collaboration data from the local moderator through the internet to the first remote computer and the second remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Current AssigneeMeetrix IP, LLC (Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (f/k/a ITUS Corporation))
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Original AssigneeMeetrix IP, LLC (Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (f/k/a ITUS Corporation))
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InventorsDye, Thomas, Dundon, Thomas
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Primary Examiner(s)Ni, Suhan
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Application NumberUS13/674,233Publication NumberTime in Patent Office988 DaysField of Search370260-263, 370/265, 370352-356US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesH04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arr...H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. v...H04L 65/1101 Session protocolsH04L 65/1106 Call signalling protocols; ...H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-part...H04L 65/4038 with floor controlH04M 2207/35 virtual private networksH04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systemsH04M 3/568 audio processing specific t...H04M 7/009 in systems involving PBX or...H04M 7/1225 Details of core network int...H04N 7/15 Conference systems
