Combined Data Streams for Group Calls
First Claim
1. A communication system enabling group calls, comprising:
- a communication network;
a plurality of communication devices connected to the communication network,wherein each communication device is responsive to at least one user and includes means for providing a data stream; and
a processing component connected to the communication network, configured to receive the data streams from at least some of the plurality of communication devices via the communication network, and to generate from the data streams a combined data stream, wherein the processing component is further configured to provide the combined data stream to at least one of the plurality of communication devices.
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Abstract
A communication system enabling group calls comprises a communication network, a plurality of communication devices connected to the communication network, wherein each communication device is responsive to at least one user and includes means for providing a data stream, and a processing component connected to the communication network, configured to receive the data streams from at least some of the plurality of communication devices via the communication network, and to generate from the data streams a combined data stream. The processing component is further configured to provide the combined data stream to at least one of the plurality of communication devices. Furthermore, a communication device and a method for enabling group calls are provided.
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1. A communication system enabling group calls, comprising:
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a communication network; a plurality of communication devices connected to the communication network, wherein each communication device is responsive to at least one user and includes means for providing a data stream; and a processing component connected to the communication network, configured to receive the data streams from at least some of the plurality of communication devices via the communication network, and to generate from the data streams a combined data stream, wherein the processing component is further configured to provide the combined data stream to at least one of the plurality of communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication device providing access to group calls, responsive to at least one user, comprising:
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means for providing a data stream to a communication network; and means for receiving a combined data stream to output the combined data stream to the at least one user, wherein a processing component of the communication network receives the data stream and at least one further data stream from at least one further communication device via the communication network, and generates the combined data stream from the data stream and the at least one further data stream. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for enabling group calls, comprising:
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receiving data streams from at least some of a plurality of communication devices via a communication network; generating from the data streams a combined data stream; and providing the combined data stream to at least one of the plurality of communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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