Mobile conferencing and audio sharing technology
First Claim
1. A method of setting up a conference call, such method comprising:
- providing an audio mixer that receives an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces of the conference call, mixes the audio inputs and provides an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces;
providing a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a first person of the conference call;
providing a second local interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a second person of the conference call;
coupling a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces to a third party of the conference call through a base station of a cellular network, wherein the communication paths to the first, second and third persons are all different.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for setting up a voice conference call or sharing audio content (e.g. music, news, voice / phone call). The method in respect to voice conferencing includes the steps of providing an audio mixer that receives an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces of the conference call, mixes the audio inputs and provides an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces, providing a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a first person of the conference call, providing a second local interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a second person of the conference call and coupling a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces to a third party of the conference call through a base station of a cellular network, wherein the communication paths to the first, second and third persons are all different. The method in respect to sharing audio content is similar to voice conferencing, except the communication path between the audio interface and person is in one direction (i.e. no voice path), and if stereo audio is required the audio information is split into a left-ear and right-ear channel.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of setting up a conference call, such method comprising:
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providing an audio mixer that receives an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces of the conference call, mixes the audio inputs and provides an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces;
providing a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a first person of the conference call;
providing a second local interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a second person of the conference call;
coupling a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces to a third party of the conference call through a base station of a cellular network, wherein the communication paths to the first, second and third persons are all different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25)
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15. An apparatus for setting up a conference call, such apparatus comprising:
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an audio mixer that receives an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces of the conference call, mixes the audio inputs and provides an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces;
a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a first person of the conference call;
a second local interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a second person of the conference call;
a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces coupled to a third party of the conference call through a base station of a cellular network, wherein the communication paths to the first, second and third persons are all different. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of setting up a conference call, such method comprising:
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providing an audio mixer that receives an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces of the conference call, mixes the audio inputs and provides an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces;
providing a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a first person of the conference call;
providing a second local wireless interface that is different than the first local wireless interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a second person of the conference call;
coupling a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces to a third party of the conference call through a base station of a cellular network.
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