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Speakerphone establishing and using a second connection of graphics information

  • US 7,742,588 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2005
  • Issued: 06/22/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A speakerphone for communicating with a remote conference endpoint, the speakerphone comprising:

  • a video input connection;

    an audio processing unit;

    a control module communicably coupled to the audio processing unit; and

    at least one network interface communicably coupled to the control module;

    wherein the control module is operable to send control data embedded in audio data to the remote conference endpoint via an audio connection;

    wherein the control data comprises an instruction from the speakerphone that the remote conference endpoint establish a separate graphics connection; and

    wherein the control data is substantially humanly inaudible.

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