System and method for providing speaker identification in a conference call
First Claim
1. A method for providing speaker identification in a conference call, the method comprising:
- receiving at least two calls from a telephone network to form a conference call at a centralized conference call control unit;
determining a first conference call control unit identifier;
identifying a speaker in the conference call at the centralized conference call control unit;
extracting speaker identifier for the speaker at the conference call control unit;
overriding the first conference call control unit identifier with the sneaker identifier; and
sending the speaker identifier from the conference call control unit to endpoints participating in the conference call.
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Abstract
A system and method for speaker identification in a conference calling unit. The method identifies the speaker, locates the speaker identifier, transfers the speaker identifier to an outgoing path and sends the speaker identifier to endpoints participating in the conference call. If the endpoints have the capability of displaying caller identification, their displays will be updated dynamically with the speaker identifier in place of the caller identifier. The system includes a conference call unit. The unit has a processing unit operable to extract the caller identification of the line having the speaker and a network interface unit operable to send the caller identification to endpoints participating in the call as speaker identification.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing speaker identification in a conference call, the method comprising:
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receiving at least two calls from a telephone network to form a conference call at a centralized conference call control unit;
determining a first conference call control unit identifier;
identifying a speaker in the conference call at the centralized conference call control unit;
extracting speaker identifier for the speaker at the conference call control unit;
overriding the first conference call control unit identifier with the sneaker identifier; and
sending the speaker identifier from the conference call control unit to endpoints participating in the conference call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A conference call control unit, said unit comprising:
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a processing unit operable to receive at least two calls from a network to form a conference call and locate and extract caller identification information identifying a speaker participating in a conference call; and
a network device operable to override a conference call control unit identity of the network device and send the caller identification information as the identity of the network device to endpoints participating in the conference call as speaker identification. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A method for providing speaker identification in a voice-over-internet conference call, the method comprising:
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receiving at least two calls from a network at a conference call control unit;
overriding a conference call control unit identifier with a speaker identifier;
monitoring the call at a central conference call control unit for changes in the speaker;
identifying the speaker from a user name information element to determine an active speaker identifier; and
transferring the active speaker identifier through a multipoint control unit to an outgoing path. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. Software for identifying an active speaker in a Voice-over-Internet conference call, the software comprising:
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code for receiving at least two calls from a network at a conference call control unit;
code for overriding a conference call control unit identifier with a speaker identifier code for monitoring the conference call at a central conference call control unit for changes in the active speaker;
code for generating an active speaker identifier in the conference call from a user name information element; and
code for transmitting the active speaker identifier to endpoints participating in the Voice-over-Internet conference call. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for providing speaker identification in a voice-over-internet conference call, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one two calls from a telephone network at a central conference call control unit from a network;
overriding a conference call control unit identifier with a speaker identifier;
monitoring the call at the conference call control unit for changes in the speaker;
identifying the speaker using voice spectrum analysis; and
providing an active speaker identifier based upon the voice spectrum analysis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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