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Method and apparatus for audio flow control during teleconferencing

Patent 5384772 Issued on January 24, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 1, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor: Osato

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Inventor

Application

No. 115345 filed on 09/01/1993

US Classes:

370/235, Flow control of data transmission through a network370/266, Using summation of conferee signals370/389, Switching a message which includes an address header379/202.01Conferencing

Examiners

Primary: Marcelo, Melvin

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H04L 012/18

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for processing audio data for a teleconference. A preferred system has a bridge terminal and a plurality of client terminals configured on a local area network. The bridge terminal intermittently receives packets of audio data from each client terminal, selectively mixes the audio data, and transmits packets of mixed audio data to the client terminals. The rate at which the bridge terminal mixes data is preferably greater than the rates at which the client terminals capture and play back audio data. Each client terminal implements special processing to determine how to handle each new packet of mixed audio data received from the bridge terminal. The special processing is based on the number of packets in the receiving buffer of the client terminal.

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