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Voice talk system, voice talk control apparatus, voice talk control method, and voice talk control program

  • US 20060159238A1
  • Filed: 12/27/2005
  • Published: 07/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A voice talk system in which a plurality of voice talk apparatuses and a voice talk control apparatus are connected to each other via a network so that the plurality of voice talk apparatuses and the voice talk control apparatus communicate with each other, wherein the plurality of voice talk apparatuses include a sender'"'"'s voice talk apparatus capable of transmitting a group talk and one or more receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses capable of receiving a group talk, and the voice talk control apparatus controls a group talk established between the sender'"'"'s voice talk apparatus and the at least one of the receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses, the sender'"'"'s voice talk apparatus comprises:

  • a talk starting section operable to start a group talk;

    a microphone operable to receive a voice input while the talk starting section is being operated;

    an additional information obtaining section operable to obtain additional information required to group the receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses; and

    a talk apparatus'"'"'s transmission section operable to transmit the voice received through the microphone and the additional information obtained by the additional information obtaining section to the network, and the voice talk control apparatus comprises;

    a control apparatus'"'"'s reception section operable to receive the voice and the additional information transmitted via the network from the sender'"'"'s voice talk apparatus;

    a search section operable to search a database configured to search the receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses, using at least one of the voice and the additional information received by the control apparatus'"'"'s reception section, to specify at least one of the receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses with which the sender'"'"'s voice talk apparatus can currently have a group talk; and

    a grouping section operable to group the at least one of the receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses specified by the search section, and hold at least the receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses registered in the group until a group talk between the sender'"'"'s voice talk apparatus and the receiver'"'"'s voice talk apparatuses is ended.

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