System and method for network-based communication
First Claim
1. In a system including at least two computing devices connected via a communication device, a method for facilitating networked-based communication, the method comprising:
- obtaining a request from a client computer, the request including a configuration of input devices and output devices;
transmitting device state information corresponding to at least a portion of the selected input and output devices;
initiating the transmission of audio data between the configured input and output devices.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing two-way network based audio communications are provided. A number of client computers having input and output devices connect to one or more audio servers over a communications network. Users associated with the client computer can establish communication with an audio server and configure audio communications with input and output devices connected to the particular audio server. The connection with the audio server may be facilitated without requiring the initiating of the transmission of audio data between the audio server input and output devices and the client computer input and output devices. Further, client workstations can monitor, broadcast to, or engage in audio communication via the audio server.
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52 Claims
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1. In a system including at least two computing devices connected via a communication device, a method for facilitating networked-based communication, the method comprising:
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obtaining a request from a client computer, the request including a configuration of input devices and output devices;
transmitting device state information corresponding to at least a portion of the selected input and output devices;
initiating the transmission of audio data between the configured input and output devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer system for facilitating network-based communication, the computer system comprising:
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a client computing device including at least one input device and output device; and
an audio processing computing device including at least one input device and output device;
wherein the client computing device generates requests to configure at least one input device to an output device;
wherein the audio processing computing device configures the selected input and output devices; and
wherein the audio processing computing device initiates audio data transmission between the configured input and output devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. In a computing device including a graphical user interface and user manipulation device, a method for facilitating networked based communications, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of input devices and output devices available on a communication network;
generating a display corresponding to at least a subset of the input devices and output devices;
obtaining a user selection of at least one device from the display; and
transmitting the user selection in a request for audio device configuration to an audio processing computing device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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