INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SYSTEM FOR VOICE AND DATA
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a plurality of interconnected user sites;
transmitting a data object from at least a first user site to at least a second user site between any user sites of said plurality of interconnected sites;
locally storing said transmitted data object by the at least second user site; and
retrieving said locally stored data object by a user interface as directed by a signal transmitted by any user site of said plurality of interconnected sites.
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Abstract
A teleconferencing system for voice and data provides interconnections among user sites via a central station. User stations at user sites each alternate operation between a data mode connecting a user computer and modem to a user telephone communication path and a voice mode connecting a telephony circuit to the communication path. The teleconferencing system is adapted for conducting a voice conference over standard telephone lines while allowing simultaneous viewing of data objects such as slides, graphs, or text. A host computer connected to the central station serves as a central repository for storage and retrieval of data objects for use in teleconferences.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of interconnected user sites; transmitting a data object from at least a first user site to at least a second user site between any user sites of said plurality of interconnected sites; locally storing said transmitted data object by the at least second user site; and retrieving said locally stored data object by a user interface as directed by a signal transmitted by any user site of said plurality of interconnected sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of interconnected user sites, wherein at least a first user site and a second user site of said plurality of user sites; transmitting a data object from at least said first user site to said second user site of said plurality of interconnected sites; locally storing said transmitted data object by at least one of the first user site and the second user site of the plurality of user sites; and forwarding said data object locally stored by at least one of the first user site and the second user site of the plurality of user sites to at least another of said user site as directed by a signal transmitted by any user site of said plurality of interconnected sites. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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