System and method for providing real-time communication of high quality audio
First Claim
1. A system for providing real-time communication of high-quality audio, comprising:
- an audio device;
at least one client device in communication with said audio device, said client device being capable of converting analog signals received from said audio device, into digital data;
a network for allowing communication within said system;
at least one server device capable of communicating with said client device via said network, said server device being capable of converting digital data received from said client device, into analog signals; and
a server in communication with said server device and said network, said server having a sound card, a connection between said server device and said server resulting in analog signals from said server device being directly received by said sound card located within said server.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing real-time communication of high-quality audio is provided. The system contains a series of audio devices and a series of client devices, where each client device is in communication with an audio device, and each client device is capable of converting analog signals received from an audio device, into digital data. In addition, a series of server devices is provided where each service device is capable of communicating with one of the series of client devices via a network, and each server device is capable of converting digital data received from a client device, into analog signals. A series of server computers is provided, each having a sound card. A connection between a server device and a server computer resulting in analog signals from the server device being directly received by the sound card located within the server computer.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for providing real-time communication of high-quality audio, comprising:
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an audio device; at least one client device in communication with said audio device, said client device being capable of converting analog signals received from said audio device, into digital data; a network for allowing communication within said system; at least one server device capable of communicating with said client device via said network, said server device being capable of converting digital data received from said client device, into analog signals; and a server in communication with said server device and said network, said server having a sound card, a connection between said server device and said server resulting in analog signals from said server device being directly received by said sound card located within said server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing real-time communication of high-quality audio, comprising:
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a series of audio devices; a series of client devices, each one of said client devices in communication with one of said audio devices, each one of said client devices being capable of converting analog signals received from one audio device of said series of audio device, into digital data; a network for allowing communication within said system; a series of server devices, each one of said service devices being capable of communicating with one of said series of client devices via said network, each one of said server devices being capable of converting digital data received from one client device of said series of client devices, into analog signals; and a series of server computers, each of said server computers having a sound card, a connection between one of said series of server devices and one of said series of server computers resulting in analog signals from said one of said series of server devices being directly received by said sound card located within said one of said series of server computers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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