System and method for providing audio communication over a computer network using differing communication formats
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Abstract
A system and method for providing audio communication over a computer network between sending and destination devices using differing communication formats is provided. The system identifies the format of the incoming digital encoded audio data signal, identifies the destination device format of the signal, and converts the data to a second digital encoded audio data signal which is compatible with the format utilized by the destination device.
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23 Claims
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11. A method of providing audio communications over a computer network between sending and destination audio transceiver devices respectively coupled to one or more transmission networks, said transceiver devices utilizing differing first and second digital encoded audio signal formats, respectively, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving digitized audio data transmitted by said sending audio transceiver device at a single first digital audio data signal interface, said received digitized audio data signal utilizing said first audio data signal format;
identifying at least a destination identification portion and a format identification portion of said received digitized audio data signal;
identifying said first and second audio data signal formats;
responsive to said step of identifying at least said second audio data signal formats, providing a format translation signal to a format translator; and
responsive to said format translation signal, translating said first digital encoded audio data signal at a single translator to a second digital encoded audio data signal having said second audio data signal format, irrespective of which transmission networks the sending and destination audio transceiver devices are coupled to. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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15. A method of communicating between a first and at least a second audio transceiver device comprising the acts of:
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transmitting a first audio signal in a first audio format from said first audio transceiver device to a first translator;
transmitting a second audio signal in a second audio format from said first translator to said at least a second audio transceiver device, said second audio format being different than said first audio format;
identifying a first destination identifier corresponding to said at least a second audio transceiver device;
identifying a first format identifier corresponding to said first audio format of said first audio signal;
identifying a second format identifier corresponding to said second audio format;
responsive to said act of identifying said second format identifier and said act of identifying said first format identifier, translating said first audio signal having said first audio format to said second audio signal having said second audio format at said single translator regardless of a transmission line upon which said first audio signal is received and regardless of said first audio format such that all translations are performed at said single translator. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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