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Managing a packet switched conference call

  • US 8,169,937 B2
  • Filed: 01/05/2009
  • Issued: 05/01/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A conference call server comprising:

  • a receiver configured to receive data packets from each of a plurality of terminals participating in a conference call; and

    a mixer operatively coupled to the receiver and configured todecode the data packets to extract background noise information;

    determine if a data packet from the data packets includes voice data, wherein the data packet is received from a first terminal;

    if the data packet includes the voice data, extract an identifier associated with the first terminal;

    mix the voice data, if any, with the background noise information; and

    provide the mixed voice data and background noise information and the extracted identifier to each of the plurality of terminals in an outbound packet.

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