Method and apparatus for recording and retrieval of audio conferences
First Claim
1. A method for recording an audio conference comprising the steps of:
- prompting each conference participant to record a spoken name identifying the conference participant;
recording and storing in first audio data files in memory the spoken names of the conference participants, each first audio data file containing the spoken name of one conference participant;
capturing combined voice signals generated by conference participants during the conference and storing the captured combined voice signals in a conference data file in memory; and
providing first data links between the first audio data files comprising the spoken name of each conference participant and the conference data file.
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Abstract
An innovative recording and playback system to record and play back audio conferences. In one embodiment, each conference participant'"'"'s spoken name is recorded and stored in audio files. In addition, the combined voice signals generated by conference participants during the conference are stored in a conference data file. Data links are provided between the spoken names of the conference participants and the combined voice signals recorded during the conference. During playback of the recorded conference, a user can enter a command to an input device to playback the spoken names of the conference participants. In other embodiments, other conference information is stored in audio files and linked to the conference data file such that the information can be retrieved and audibly played back to the user.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for recording an audio conference comprising the steps of:
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prompting each conference participant to record a spoken name identifying the conference participant; recording and storing in first audio data files in memory the spoken names of the conference participants, each first audio data file containing the spoken name of one conference participant; capturing combined voice signals generated by conference participants during the conference and storing the captured combined voice signals in a conference data file in memory; and providing first data links between the first audio data files comprising the spoken name of each conference participant and the conference data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. In an audio conferencing system, an apparatus comprising:
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a data storage subsystem; a computer processing system coupled to the data storage subsystem, said computer processing system configured to receive input voice signals generated by a plurality of conference participants during the conference and store the input voice signals in the data storage subsystem, said computer processing system further configured to store in the data storage subsystem and associate with the input voice signals stored in the data storage subsystem via data links an identification of conference participants of the conference recorded; and a user telephone coupled to said computer processing system, said user telephone enabling a user to input commands by entering DTMF tones using a keypad of the telephone, said computer processing system configured such that when the user enters a command to play back the conference, the computer processing system retrieves the input voice signals from the data storage subsystem and generates audio for play back of the conference through the user telephone and if the user enters a command to retrieve an identification of conference participants, the computer processing system, using the data links, retrieves the identification of conference participants and generates audio for playback of the identification of conference participants through the user telephone.
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31. In an audio conferencing system, an apparatus comprising:
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a data storage subsystem; a computer processing system coupled to the data storage subsystem, said computer processing system configured to receive input voice signals generated by a plurality of conference participants during the conference and store the input voice signals in the data storage subsystem, said computer processing system further configured to store in the data storage subsystem and associate with the input voice signals stored in the data storage subsystem via data links an identification of conference participants of the conference recorded; and a user telephone coupled to the computer processing system, and a user computer coupled to the computer processing system, said user computer configured to enable said user to input commands using an input device of the user computer, said computer processing system configured such that when the user enters a command to play back the conference, the computer processing system retrieves the input voice signals from the data storage subsystem and generates audio for play back of the conference through the user telephone and if the user enters a command to retrieve an identification of conference participants, the user computer, using the data links, retrieves the identification of conference participants and generates audio for playback of the identification of conference participants through the user telephone.
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32. In an audio conferencing system, an apparatus comprising:
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a data storage subsystem; a computer processing system coupled to the data storage subsystem, said computer processing system configured to receive input voice signals generated by a plurality of conference participants during the conference and store the input voice signals in the data storage subsystem, said computer processing system further configured to store in the data storage subsystem and associate with the input voice signals stored in the data storage subsystem via data links an identification of conference participants of the conference recorded; and a user computer coupled to the computer processing system, said user computer enabling a user to input commands using an input device of the user computer, wherein when the user enters a command to play back the conference, the computer processing system retrieves the input voice signals from the data storage subsystem and transfers the input voice signals to the user computer, said user computer generating audio for play back of the conference.
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