TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM WITH OVERLAY AUFIO METHOD ASSOCIATE THERETO
First Claim
1. A teleconferencing system for multiple participants, comprising:
- a communication device for each of a plurality of participants, each communication device connected via a network to a conference system on a server, the conference system including at least a conference controller with a plurality of detectors and capable of setting up and controlling at least a primary conference bridge and a secondary conference bridge,wherein each communication device for each of the plurality of participants is connected via a bi-directional communication channel via the network to at least one of either the primary or secondary conference bridges,wherein at least one detector from the plurality of detectors is assigned to one of the communication channels to notify the conference controller of events on the communication channel,and wherein the conference controller further separately mixes all of the communication channels connected to the primary conference bridge, and mixes all of the communication channels connected to the secondary conference bridge.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a new method and system for use of a teleconference system, and more specifically a new method and system for using a teleconference system and multiple bridges where participants of a conference on a bridge can be segregated into two or more conference bridges and giving one bridge the ability to monitor and/or observe the primary conference in a first bridge as they participate in the secondary conference using a modular overlay. The overlay allows participants of the secondary conference to ‘observe’ the primary conference by means of sending to the secondary conference an attenuated version of the primary conference or a non-attenuated version capable of attenuation based on the participation level of the participants of the secondary conference. The current invention recreates the effect of using a one way mirror between two adjacent rooms to permit participants in the second room to monitor and keep track of the first room while being able to communicate in private.
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1. A teleconferencing system for multiple participants, comprising:
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a communication device for each of a plurality of participants, each communication device connected via a network to a conference system on a server, the conference system including at least a conference controller with a plurality of detectors and capable of setting up and controlling at least a primary conference bridge and a secondary conference bridge, wherein each communication device for each of the plurality of participants is connected via a bi-directional communication channel via the network to at least one of either the primary or secondary conference bridges, wherein at least one detector from the plurality of detectors is assigned to one of the communication channels to notify the conference controller of events on the communication channel, and wherein the conference controller further separately mixes all of the communication channels connected to the primary conference bridge, and mixes all of the communication channels connected to the secondary conference bridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of setting up a multi-group conference bridge teleconference with overlay, the method comprising of the steps of:
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connecting each of a plurality of participants each using a communication device via a bi-directional communication channel over a network to a conference system on a server; connecting each bi-directional communication channel to a detector controlled by a conference controller; forming using the conference controller at least a primary conference bridge and a secondary conference bridge; and connecting each of the bi-directional communication channels to either the primary conference bridge of the secondary conference bridge. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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