ADJUSTING AUDIO VOLUME IN A CONFERENCE CALL ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method for adjusting audio volume during a conference call, the method comprising:
- associating at least one gain factor with each source of a plurality of incoming audio streams; and
automatically adjusting the volume of each incoming audio stream based on the at least one associated gain factor.
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Abstract
A method of and system for adjusting audio volume in a conference call environment are disclosed. The method comprises associating respective gain factors with each source of a plurality of incoming audio streams. The method further comprises automatically adjusting the volume of each incoming audio stream in accordance with the associated gain factor. In accordance with example embodiments, the method may be performed either at a telephony endpoint such as a VoIP telephone or at a conference bridge.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for adjusting audio volume during a conference call, the method comprising:
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associating at least one gain factor with each source of a plurality of incoming audio streams; and automatically adjusting the volume of each incoming audio stream based on the at least one associated gain factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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associate at least one gain factor with each source of a plurality of incoming audio streams; and automatically adjust the volume of each incoming audio stream in accordance with the at least one gain factor.
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13. A device to adjust audio volume in a conference call environment, the system comprising:
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a memory to store a plurality of gain factors, each gain factor being associated with an incoming audio stream; and an adjustment module automatically to adjust the volume of each incoming audio stream based on an associated gain factor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A VoIP telephony endpoint comprising:
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memory to store a plurality of gain factors, each gain factor being associated with at least one of a plurality of an incoming voice streams; and a processor to; associate at least one gain factor with an incoming audio stream; and automatically adjusting the volume of the incoming audio stream based on the at least one associated gain factor.
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25. A deice to adjust audio volume in a conference call environment, the device comprising:
means for associating at least one gain factor with each source of a plurality of incoming audio streams; and
means for automatically adjusting the volume of the at least one incoming audio stream based on the associated gain factor.
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