Speakerphone transmitting URL information to a remote device
Granted: September 29, 2005
Application Number:
20050213735
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various…
Speakerphone establishing and using a second connection of graphics information
Granted: September 29, 2005
Application Number:
20050213736
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various…
Speakerphone transmitting password information to a remote device
Granted: September 29, 2005
Application Number:
20050213737
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various…
Conference endpoint requesting and receiving billing information from a conference bridge
Granted: September 29, 2005
Application Number:
20050213738
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various…
Conference endpoint controlling functions of a remote device
Granted: September 29, 2005
Application Number:
20050213739
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various…
Multipoint multimedia/audio conference using IP trunking
Granted: March 11, 2004
Application Number:
20040047342
A multipoint communication system uses Internet protocol trunking to facilitate communication between media control units (for sending and receiving multipoint communication signals between end-point devices), a media gateway (for translating between non-Internet protocol multipoint communication signals and Internet protocol communication signals), and a controller (for establishing and controlling a multipoint communication session between the end-point devices). In addition, a…
Portable videoconferencing system
Granted: March 4, 2004
Application Number:
20040041902
A portable videoconferencing system includes a camera, a monitor, speakers, a microphone or microphone array and processing means within a single housing. The portable videoconferencing system may additionally be provided with a docking means coupled to a network. The portable videoconferencing system optionally connects by wireless means to the network.
Videoconferencing system with horizontal and vertical microphone arrays
Granted: February 19, 2004
Application Number:
20040032487
A system and method for acoustic source location using a horizontal and vertical microphone array. Tilt sensors are provided within each array to allow full determination of the tilt of each array. Based on the acoustic source location results, an image capture device may be maneuvered to focus in the direction of the acoustic source location.
System and method for computing a location of an acoustic source
Granted: February 19, 2004
Application Number:
20040032796
In accordance with the present invention, a system and method for computing a location of an acoustic source is disclosed. The method includes steps of processing a plurality of microphone signals in frequency space to search a plurality of candidate acoustic source locations for a maximum normalized signal energy. The method uses phase-delay look-up tables to efficiently determine phase delays for a given frequency bin number k based upon a candidate source location and a microphone…
