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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111636 | Method and apparatus for providing spontaneous multi-way telephone conversation with inserted messaging The present invention provides a method for simultaneously broadcasting a message to a plurality of end-point devices. More specifically, the present invention receives a request to initiate a teleconference from a subscriber. The plurality of end-point devices is t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107403 | Method and apparatus for unicast and multicast media processing A method and apparatus for unicast and multicast media processing is provided. The method may comprise receiving multicast packets communicating a plurality of media streams from a plurality of communication endpoints. Each communication endpoint may have an associa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107402 | Method and system for secure automated conference setup A method and system are disclosed for secure automated conferencing between authorized conference participants. A conference server may schedule a conference between a plurality of authorized conference participants and assign each authorized conference participant ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098599 | Method and system for multiple party telephone call Provided is a method and system for multiple party telephone calls. The method includes receiving an incoming voice telephone call from a call network at a multi-party module, and allowing, by the multi-party module, for a plurality of terminal modules to participat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098600 | Computer, internet and telecommunications based network A method and apparatus for a computer and telecommunication network which can receive, send and manage information from or to a subscriber of the network, based on the subscriber's configuration. The network is made up of at least one cluster containing voice server... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094587 | Method for forwarding and storing session packets according to preset and/or dynamic rules A system and method for recording and/or monitoring data by forwarding it, with or without analyzing or otherwise filtering the data itself are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, the system and method are operative over IP networks. According to an... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085692 | System and method for click-to-join audio conferencing Systems and methods for audio conferencing are described. At least one embodiment includes an audio-conferencing system comprising a web server configured to allow a host to select one or more individuals to receive invitations to participate in a conference call, t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077635 | Method and system for reserving facility resources for a conference A method for reserving conference resources includes communicating a conference notification to each of a plurality of conference invitees. The conference notification is associated with a multipoint conference. The method includes receiving, from each of a first nu... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077636 | Transcoders and mixers for voice-over-IP conferencing Transcoders and mixers having reduced algorithmic delay and processing complexity. An improved mixer for signals having encoded speech parameters wherein the parameters obtained through decoding are used by a parameter estimator to improve the encoding by providing ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077634 | System and method for providing group communication services A system and method for providing group communication services. Each of a plurality of communication devices coverts information signals into data packets suitable for transmission over a data network, such as the Internet. The data packets are transmitted through t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8064368 | Systems and methods for collaborative communication Systems and methods for dynamically configuring and optimizing a multimedia conference session. An exemplary method of the invention may include providing a plurality of services to be used in the multimedia conference session, wherein each of the plurality of servi... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050197 | Connection controller, communication system, and connection control method A connection controller for controlling connection with a partner terminal with which communication is performed via a predetermined communication service includes setting information storage means for storing a record of setting information for the connection with ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045489 | Method and system for the automatic configuration of conference resources A method for the automatic configuration of conference resources includes receiving a user request identifying at least one conference resource to be used in a conference. The at least one conference resource is reserved for the conference. Operation of the conferen... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040825 | Multiparty calling method and corresponding mobile communication terminal A multiparty calling method, which includes initiating a multiparty call between at least a first, second and third terminal, and setting a flag in the first terminal to inform a processor of the first terminal to skip a process of closing an existing communication ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031641 | Method and system for serving multi-media data between hetero UPnP networks Provided is a method and system for streaming multimedia data between hetero UPnP networks configured of a private network. The method comprises establishing a communication channel with a relay peer; establishing a virtual communication channel with a specific exte... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027276 | Mixed mode conferencing A conferencing system integrates multiple conference types into a mixed mode conference. The mixed mode conference may integrate text messaging (such as instant messaging) conferences, voice conferences, and other types of conferences. The conferencing system may en... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018877 | Mobile conferencing method and system A server-based architecture for mobile conferencing is presented. Session-based mobile conferencing is established by transmitting necessary server network address information through page-mode based messaging services to establish connections among the various mobi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8009593 | Telecommunications system, method of managing a telecommunications system for optimized bandwidth usage during conference calls and program product therefor A telecommunications system, method of managing a telecommunications system and program product therefore. Telecommunications system branches are linked to a network and to each other in a wide area network (WAN). Each branch includes telecommunications devices and ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009592 | Method and apparatus for exchange of information in a communication system A technique for connecting a dialed B-party number to a data object is described. The connecting of a B-party number to a specific data object, hereafter referred to as phonepage, will allow an A-party direct access to information that a B-party wishes to display to... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005023 | Client-side echo cancellation for multi-party audio conferencing A “Client-Side Echo Canceller” provides a unique system and method for reducing Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) computational overhead in a multi-point audio conference. In general, the local audio input signal of each client is transmitted in real-time to the MCU... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000268 | Frequency-hopped IFDMA communication system Frequency hopping in an IFDMA system takes place by utilizing a time-varying IFDMA modulation code. In particular, a modulator receives a symbol stream and a user specific IFDMA modulation code (bi(t)). The output of the modulator comprises a signal (x | 08/16/2011 |
| 7990899 | Method and apparatus for expanding conference sizes Techniques are disclosed for conference expansion in a conferencing system. For example, a method of providing for conference expansion in a conferencing system includes the following steps. At least one port is reserved in an original conference allocated in the co... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986644 | Multi-fidelity conferencing bridge Embodiments according to the present invention allow multiple parties equipped with telecommunications devices (endpoint devices) of similar or differing audio capabilities to join in a conference call and enjoy the fidelity associated with their equipment. Rather t... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983200 | Apparatus and method for packet-based media communications The performance of a voice conference using a packet-based conference bridge can be improved with a number of modifications. In one modification, the conference bridge receives speech indication signals from the individual packet-based terminals within the voice con... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983199 | Voice over internet protocol push-to-talk communication system A push-to-talk conference call is conducted over a packet switched network. Participants send a request and receive approval before being allowed to talk during the conference call. In one implementation, only one of the participants is enabled to transmit audio pac... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7969916 | Systems and methods for dynamic bridge linking Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for implementing telecommunications. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide methods for interconnecting real-time communication links. Such methods include ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969917 | Local area network of serial intelligent cells A serial intelligent cell (SIC) and a connection topology for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. A local area network can be configured from a plurality of SIC's interconnected so that all communications between two adjacent SIC's is both point... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965660 | Conference where mixing is time controlled by a rendering device A telecommunications terminal hosts a conference mixer adapted to enable an at least audio conference between a first conference peer and at least two further conference peers. The conference mixer includes for each of the at least two further conference peers, a re... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7965659 | Method and system for actually identifying a media source in a real-time-protocol stream A method and system for actually identifying a source of real-time media within an RTP stream. A sending node such as a client station or conference server inserts into an RTP header of at least one packet of the RTP stream an actual identification of the media sour... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957326 | Integrated home service network The present invention provides a centralized home controller that is used to coordinate a plurality of associated packet communication clients. The home controller provides a centralized and unified control and messaging system for the various packet communication c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7944861 | System and process for mass telephony conference call A method of providing conference call connections includes initiating a conference call between multiple conferees using a conferencing controller, placing each of the multiple conferees in a half-duplex listen only mode using the conferencing controller, and receiv... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940702 | Method and apparatus for allowing communication within a group A method and apparatus exchange information within a predefined group of telecommunication terminals with each of the group being utilized by a user by forming a voice message by one of the group; communicating the voice message to the remainder of the group via ins... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940704 | Mobile instant messaging conferencing method and system A server-based architecture for instant messaging conferencing is presented. Session-based instant messaging conferencing is established by transmitting necessary server network address information through page-mode based messaging services to establish connections ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940703 | Real-time multimedia conferencing over an ATM network using an intelligent ATM cable modem and hybrid fiber-coax access A technique for providing real-time multimedia conferencing services with guaranteed performance, in a hybrid networking environment, by interconnecting cable modem-based premises networks via hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) access networks and an ATM wide area network i... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936705 | Multiplexing VoIP streams for conferencing and selective playback of audio streams The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems that provide the ability to playback multiple VoIP audio streams simultaneously with a single RTP session and further provides the ability to conference all streams together prior to transmission. More spe... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933226 | System and method for providing communication channels that each comprise at least one property dynamically changeable during social interactions One embodiment of the invention is a computer controlled method for use with a communication system. The method includes a step of receiving a plurality of communications, where each one of the plurality of communications is from one of a plurality of communication ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929462 | Floor control in a full-duplex packet-based real-time media session A method and server are disclosed for providing floor control in a full-duplex communication session. When no participant currently holds the floor, a server grants the floor in response to receipt of a media stream from a participant, by outputting the participant'... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7907550 | Method and system for providing voice over IP conferencing service The present invention relates to a method and system for providing conference call services in a VoIP local network. A VoIP communication station may be conferenced into a VoIP call between at least two other communication stations. In one embodiment, a Voice Confer... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903588 | System and method for dynamically establishing optimum audio quality in an audio conference A system and method for dynamically establishing optimum audio quality in an audio conference is disclosed. A connection with one or more remote communication devices is initially established. An available data rate associated with the connection is then determined.... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7885208 | IP-based services for circuit-switched networks A mechanism for providing a connection from an IP-based network to a circuit-switched network, such as a GSM network is disclosed. A temporary routing number for the circuit-switched network, such as an E.164 number, is delivered to a user terminal, and a circuit-sw... | 02/08/2011 |
