Conference endpoint instructing conference bridge to dial phone number

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8964604-B2
Application number	US-8098905-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2005
Priority date	Dec 26, 2000
Publication date	Feb 24, 2015
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015

Abstract

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 communication protocols. In other embodiments, the present invention provides for improved bridge architecture for controlling functions of conference endpoints including controlling functions of the bridge.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A conference endpoint for managing participation in a conference call via a conference bridge, the conference endpoint comprising:
an audio processing unit;
a control module communicably coupled to the audio processing unit; and
a network interface communicably coupled to the control module;
wherein the control module is operable to transmit control data combined in-band with audio data to the conference bridge; and
wherein the control data comprises…

Assignees

• Rodman Jeffrey
• Drell David
• Polycom Inc

Inventors

• Rodman Jeffrey
• Drell David

Classifications

• H04Q2213/1324

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04Q2213/13106

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04Q2213/1309

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N7/152

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M2203/5036

  Electricity · mapped topic