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Wireless conference call telephone

  • US 10,218,853 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2011
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • at least one wireless communication device (WCD) worn by at least one near-end participant during a telephone call with a far-end participant, each WCD comprises a body-worn pendant having a pendant body,the pendant body including first and second connecting structures coupled with the pendant body and operative to mount the body-worn pendant like a necklace when the first and second connecting structures are connected to each other, a radio, a battery, a digital signal processor (DSP), a microphone array coupled with the DSP, a multi-use button, and a plurality of vents; and

    a telephony gateway remote to the at least one WCD and including an audio processor coupled to at least one wireless radio that forms at least one audio channel with the at least one WCD,wherein the audio processor generates an integrated audio signal from signals received from the at least one WCD,wherein the telephony gateway comprises a connection component coupled to the audio processor and to a network carrying the telephone call,wherein the connection component couples the integrated audio signal to the network for transmission to the far-end participant,wherein the telephony gateway including a processor that is separate and distinct from the audio processor, and the processor electronically labels each incoming signal from the at least one WCD.

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