Conference where mixing is time controlled by a rendering device
First Claim
1. A telecommunications terminal hosting a conference mixer capable of being adapted to enable an at least audio conference between a first conference peer and at least two further conference peers, the conference mixer comprising:
- for each of the at least two further conference peers, a respective first data buffer capable of being configured to buffer portions of at least an audio data stream received from a respective conference peer;
a first audio data stream portions mixer fed by the first data buffers and capable of being configured to;
a) get audio data stream portions buffered in the first data buffers;
b) mix the audio data stream portions from the first data buffers to produce a first mixed audio data portion; and
c) feed the first mixed audio data portion to a rendering device of the telecommunications terminal,wherein said first audio data stream portions mixer is capable of being configured to perform operations a), b) and c) upon receipt of a notification from said rendering device indicating that the rendering device is ready to render a new mixed audio data portion.
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Abstract
A telecommunications terminal hosts a conference mixer adapted to enable an at least audio conference between a first conference peer and at least two further conference peers. The conference mixer includes for each of the at least two further conference peers, a respective first data buffer configured to buffer portions of at least an audio data stream received from the respective conference peer; a first audio data stream portions mixer fed by the first data buffers and configured to: a) get audio data stream portions buffered in the first data buffers; b) mix the audio data stream portions from the first data buffers to produce a first mixed audio data portion; and c) feed the first mixed audio data portion to a rendering device of the telecommunications terminal, wherein the first audio data stream portions mixer is configured to perform operations a), b) and c) upon receipt of a notification from the rendering device indicating that the rendering device is ready to render a new mixed audio data portion.
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25 Claims
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1. A telecommunications terminal hosting a conference mixer capable of being adapted to enable an at least audio conference between a first conference peer and at least two further conference peers, the conference mixer comprising:
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for each of the at least two further conference peers, a respective first data buffer capable of being configured to buffer portions of at least an audio data stream received from a respective conference peer; a first audio data stream portions mixer fed by the first data buffers and capable of being configured to; a) get audio data stream portions buffered in the first data buffers; b) mix the audio data stream portions from the first data buffers to produce a first mixed audio data portion; and c) feed the first mixed audio data portion to a rendering device of the telecommunications terminal, wherein said first audio data stream portions mixer is capable of being configured to perform operations a), b) and c) upon receipt of a notification from said rendering device indicating that the rendering device is ready to render a new mixed audio data portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of performing an at least audio conference between a first conference peer and at least two further conference peers, comprising:
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at a telecommunications terminal of the first conference peer, performing a first buffering of portions of at least an audio data stream received from each of the at least two further conference peers; and upon receipt of a notification from a rendering device of the telecommunications terminal, indicating that the rendering device is ready to render a new mixed audio data portion; mixing the audio data stream portions buffered in said first buffering, to produce the mixed audio data portion; and feeding the mixed audio data portion to the rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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