Software switch for digitized audio signals
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1. In an automated telephone system including at least two telephone lines and a computer, each of said telephone lines being associated with voice processing means comprising record and playback means controlled by the computer for recording and reproducing signals the method of transferring a voice message comprising the steps of:
- (a) connecting said voice processing means associated with a first of said telephone lines with said computer;
(b) connecting said voice processing means associated with a second of said telephone liens with said computer;
(c) recording signals representative of speech of a party on said first line on the record means of said voice processing means associated with the first line;
(d) transferring said recorded signals under the control of said computer to the record means of said voice processing means associated with a second of said at least two lines; and
(e) activating said voice processing means associated with said second line to reproduce said signals representative of speech of said party on said first line under the control of said computer to said second line.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are described for permitting conferencing in an automatic telephone information system by utilizing shared circular memory buffers incorporated in voice processing boards inserted in expansion slots in a PC to transfer speech from one line to another in a timed sequence controlled by the PC.
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23 Claims
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1. In an automated telephone system including at least two telephone lines and a computer, each of said telephone lines being associated with voice processing means comprising record and playback means controlled by the computer for recording and reproducing signals the method of transferring a voice message comprising the steps of:
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(a) connecting said voice processing means associated with a first of said telephone lines with said computer; (b) connecting said voice processing means associated with a second of said telephone liens with said computer; (c) recording signals representative of speech of a party on said first line on the record means of said voice processing means associated with the first line; (d) transferring said recorded signals under the control of said computer to the record means of said voice processing means associated with a second of said at least two lines; and (e) activating said voice processing means associated with said second line to reproduce said signals representative of speech of said party on said first line under the control of said computer to said second line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In an automated telephone system including at least two telephone lines and a computer, each of said telephone lines being associated with voice processing means comprising record and playback means controlled by the computer for recording and reproducing signals, means of transferring voice message comprising:
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(a) means for connecting said voice processing means associated with a first of said lines with said computer; (b) means for connecting said voice processing means associated with a second of said lines with said computer; (c) means for recording signals representative of the speech of a party on said first line on the record means of said voice processing means associated with the first line; (d) means for transferring said recorded signals to the record means of said voice processing means associated with at least a second of said lines; and (e) means for reproducing said signals representative of speech of a party on said first line to at least said second line. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In an automated telephone system including at least two telephone lines, a computer having associated storage means, display means and input means;
- voice processing means having record and playback means associated with each telephone line and controlled by the computer, the method of controlling a multi-caller conversation through a moderator, comprising the steps of;
(a) assigning a coded tone designation to each caller on said at least two telephone lines; (b) recording each coded tone designation on said computer storage means; (c) activating tones on a tone pad located at each telephone line in accordance with the coded tones designating the caller on that line; (d) displaying the identification of the caller associated with each coded tone designation on said computer display means; (e) selecting at least one of said callers by inputting the coded designation associated with said selected at least one caller to said computer through said computer input means; (f) recording signals representative of speech of said selected caller on the record means associated with the selected caller'"'"'s telephone line; (g) transferring said signals representative of said speech under the control of said computer to the record means associated with each of the other of said at least two lines having a caller thereon; and (h) reproducing said signals representative of said speech under the control of said computer on the lines associated with the parties on each of the other telephone lines.
- voice processing means having record and playback means associated with each telephone line and controlled by the computer, the method of controlling a multi-caller conversation through a moderator, comprising the steps of;
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