Method and apparatus for establishing data link based on audio connection
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1. A communications apparatus having a local party corresponding thereto, the communications apparatus comprising:
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a data interface; and
coupled to the data interface, a digital data processing device programmed to perform machine-implemented operations comprising;
during an established telephone connection between the local party and a remote party having a remote communications apparatus that includes a remote microphone, capturing a sound signal through the microphone corresponding to the local party, and capturing an incoming acoustic signal from the remote party through the remote microphone corresponding to the remote party;
analyzing the sound signal as captured through the microphone corresponding to the local party and the incoming acoustic signal from the remote party, as captured through the remote microphone corresponding to the remote party, to identify the telephone connection; and
submitting the result of the analysis to a rendezvous server over the data interface for identification of the telephone connection by the rendezvous server.
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Abstract
In a communications system, after parties form a voice telephone connection, the parties respective communications devices automatically create or leverage machine readable features or content of the telephone connection to identify the parties to each other or to a rendezvous server, and thereafter the communications devices and/or the rendezvous server automatically establishes a data link between the parties.
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1. A communications apparatus having a local party corresponding thereto, the communications apparatus comprising:
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a microphone; a data interface; and coupled to the data interface, a digital data processing device programmed to perform machine-implemented operations comprising; during an established telephone connection between the local party and a remote party having a remote communications apparatus that includes a remote microphone, capturing a sound signal through the microphone corresponding to the local party, and capturing an incoming acoustic signal from the remote party through the remote microphone corresponding to the remote party; analyzing the sound signal as captured through the microphone corresponding to the local party and the incoming acoustic signal from the remote party, as captured through the remote microphone corresponding to the remote party, to identify the telephone connection; and submitting the result of the analysis to a rendezvous server over the data interface for identification of the telephone connection by the rendezvous server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method to establish a data link between parties, each party having a computer and a telephone, the method comprising:
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establishing a telephone connection between the parties over a public telephone network either directly or via a conference calling bridge; connecting the computers to a prescribed packet data network and automatically acquiring addresses on the prescribed packet data network; capturing a sound signal through a microphone corresponding to a local party of the parties and capturing an incoming acoustic signal through a remote microphone corresponding to a remote party of the parties; computationally analyzing the sound signal as captured through the microphone corresponding to the local party and the incoming acoustic signal as captured through the remote microphone corresponding to the remote party, to identify the telephone connection at any of the computers or a rendezvous server; using the identification of the telephone connection to automatically establish a data link between the computers via the prescribed packet data network and the addresses on the prescribed packet data network; providing a respective user image for capture or receipt at each party'"'"'s computer; and after the data link is established, exchanging user images over the data link with others of the computers participating in the data link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method to authenticate a data link between parties, each party having a computer and a telephone, the method comprising:
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establishing a telephone connection between the parties over a public telephone network either directly or via a conference calling bridge; connecting the computers to a prescribed packet data network; establishing a data link between the computers via the prescribed packet data network; capturing a sound signal through a microphone associated with a local party of the parties and capturing an incoming acoustic signal through a remote microphone associated with a remote party of the parties; computationally analyzing the sound signal as captured through the microphone associated with the local party and the incoming acoustic signal as captured through the remote microphone associated with the remote party, to authenticate the identity of the telephone connection; and based on the authentication of the identity of the telephone connection, employing the established data link to exchange multimedia content representing human-readable communications between the parties. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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