INTERNET PROTOCOL PHONE AND CONFERENCE CALL ESTABLISHING METHOD
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1. An internet protocol (IP) phone, comprising:
- a processor; and
a storage system storing one or more programs that are executed by the processor, the one or more programs comprising;
a call establishing module to establish a conference call with a plurality of other IP phones until the IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity;
a capacity selecting module to select one of the other IP phones having available audio mixing capacity in the conference call when a new IP phone is to join the conference call but the IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity; and
a call transferring module to transmit a selection message to the selected one of the other IP phones to make the selected one of the other IP phones to mix audio line of the new IP phone to accept the new IP phone joining the conference call.
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Abstract
An internet protocol (IP) phone establishes a conference call with a plurality of other IP phones until the IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity. The IP phone selects one of the other IP phones having available audio mixing capacity in the conference call when a new IP phone is to join the conference call but the IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity. The IP phone further transmits a selection message to the selected one of the other IP phones to make the selected one of the other IP phones to mix audio line of the new IP phone to accept the new IP phone joining the conference call.
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20 Claims
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1. An internet protocol (IP) phone, comprising:
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a processor; and a storage system storing one or more programs that are executed by the processor, the one or more programs comprising; a call establishing module to establish a conference call with a plurality of other IP phones until the IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity; a capacity selecting module to select one of the other IP phones having available audio mixing capacity in the conference call when a new IP phone is to join the conference call but the IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity; and a call transferring module to transmit a selection message to the selected one of the other IP phones to make the selected one of the other IP phones to mix audio line of the new IP phone to accept the new IP phone joining the conference call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An internet protocol (IP) phone, comprising:
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a processor; and a storage system storing one or more programs that are executed by the processor, the one or more programs comprising; a call answering module to answer a calling from a caller IP phone to join a conference call; a capacity notifying module to detect available audio mixing capacity of the IP phone, and to notify the caller IP phone of the detected available audio mixing capacity; and a capacity employing module to receive a selection message indicating that the available audio mixing capacity is selected by the caller IP phone when a new IP phone is to join the conference call but the caller IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity, and to mix audio line of the new IP phone to accept the new IP phone joining the conference call. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A conference call establishing method, comprising:
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a caller IP phone and a plurality of callee IP phones establishing a conference call until the caller IP phone has no available audio mixing capacity; the caller IP phone selecting one of the callee IP phones having the available audio mixing capacity in the conference call when a new callee IP phone is to join the conference call; and the caller IP phone transmitting a selection message to the selected callee IP phone to make the selected callee IP phone to mix audio line of the new callee IP phone to accept the new callee IP phone joining the conference call. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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