Method and apparatus for priority summing of group auditory data
First Claim
1. A method for priority summing of group auditory data, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a conference server, a first portion of a first group auditory data stream from one of a transmitting subscriber device of a first group of a plurality of subscriber devices and a dispatch console, for receipt by the first group of subscriber devices;
receiving, at the conference server, a first portion of a second group auditory data stream from a transmitting subscriber device of a second group of a plurality of subscriber devices, the second group of subscriber devices having no overlap with the first group of subscriber devices, for receipt by the second group of subscriber devices;
determining, by the conference server, that group auditory data generated from the first group of subscriber devices should be at least temporarily shared with the second group of subscriber devices, and responsively;
determining, by the conference server, a relative priority level of one of (i) the first group of subscriber devices relative to the second group of subscriber devices and (ii) the first portion of the first group auditory data relative to the first portion of the second group auditory data;
setting, by the conference server, different relative signal gains of the first portion of the first group auditory data and the first portion of the second group auditory data as a function of the determined relative priority level;
summing, by the conference server, the first portion of the first group auditory data with the first portion of the second group auditory data to form summed group auditory data as a function of the set different relative signal gains; and
forwarding, by the conference server, the summed group auditory data towards the second group of subscriber devices.
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Abstract
A first group auditory data stream, from a transmitting subscriber device of a first group of subscriber devices or from a dispatch console and intended for the first group of subscriber devices, is received at a conference server. A second group auditory data stream from a transmitting subscriber device of a second group of subscriber devices is similarly received. The conference server determines a relative priority level of one of (i) the first group of subscriber devices relative to the second group of subscriber devices and (ii) the first group auditory data stream relative to the second group auditory data stream, and sets different relative signal gains of the first group auditory data stream and the second group auditory data stream as a function of the determined relative priority level. The two auditory data streams are then summed and forwarded towards the second group of subscriber devices.
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1. A method for priority summing of group auditory data, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a conference server, a first portion of a first group auditory data stream from one of a transmitting subscriber device of a first group of a plurality of subscriber devices and a dispatch console, for receipt by the first group of subscriber devices; receiving, at the conference server, a first portion of a second group auditory data stream from a transmitting subscriber device of a second group of a plurality of subscriber devices, the second group of subscriber devices having no overlap with the first group of subscriber devices, for receipt by the second group of subscriber devices; determining, by the conference server, that group auditory data generated from the first group of subscriber devices should be at least temporarily shared with the second group of subscriber devices, and responsively; determining, by the conference server, a relative priority level of one of (i) the first group of subscriber devices relative to the second group of subscriber devices and (ii) the first portion of the first group auditory data relative to the first portion of the second group auditory data; setting, by the conference server, different relative signal gains of the first portion of the first group auditory data and the first portion of the second group auditory data as a function of the determined relative priority level; summing, by the conference server, the first portion of the first group auditory data with the first portion of the second group auditory data to form summed group auditory data as a function of the set different relative signal gains; and forwarding, by the conference server, the summed group auditory data towards the second group of subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A conference server for priority summing of group auditory data, the server comprising:
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a transceiver; a data store; and one or more processors configured to; receive, via the transceiver, a first portion of a first group auditory data stream from one of a transmitting subscriber device of a first group of a plurality of subscriber devices and a dispatch console, for receipt by the first group of subscriber devices; receive, via the transceiver, a first portion of a second group auditory data stream from a transmitting subscriber device of a second group of a plurality of subscriber devices, the second group of subscriber devices having no overlap with the first group of subscriber devices, for receipt by the second group of subscriber devices; determine that group auditory data generated from the first group of subscriber devices should be at least temporarily shared with the second group of subscriber devices, and responsively; determine, via the data store, a relative priority level of one of (i) the first group of subscriber devices relative to the second group of subscriber devices and (ii) the first portion of the first group auditory data relative to the first portion of the second group auditory data; set different relative signal gains of the first portion of the first group auditory data and the first portion of the second group auditory data as a function of the determined relative priority level; sum the first portion of the first group auditory data with the first portion of the second group auditory data to form summed group auditory data as a function of the set different relative signal gains; and forward, via the transceiver, the summed group auditory data towards the second group of subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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