Enhanced circuit-switched calls

US9525569B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9525569-B2
Application numberUS-71656710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 3, 2010
Priority dateMar 3, 2010
Publication dateDec 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 20, 2016

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A terminal for transmitting a voice signal, comprising: a transmitter having a first transmission module arranged to transmit signals over a packet-switched data network and a second transmission module arranged to transmit signals over a circuit-switched telephony network; a microphone for generating a voice signal; and signal processing apparatus configured to generate a first signal and a second signal from the voice signal, each representing information from the voice signal over a same portion of time. The signal processing apparatus is further configured to supply the first signal to the first transmission module for transmission to a receiver via the packet-switched data network, and to supply the second signal to the second transmission module for transmission to the receiver via the circuit-switched telephony network. There is also provided a terminal for receiving such signals and reconstructing the voice signal, and corresponding methods and program products.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A terminal for transmitting a voice signal, comprising: a transmitter having a first transmission module arranged to transmit signals over a packet-switched data network and a second transmission module arranged to transmit signals over a circuit-switched telephony network; a microphone for generating a voice signal for the call; and signal processing apparatus coupled to the transmitter and the microphone, configured to: generate a first signal c…

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What does patent US9525569B2 cover?
A terminal for transmitting a voice signal, comprising: a transmitter having a first transmission module arranged to transmit signals over a packet-switched data network and a second transmission module arranged to transmit signals over a circuit-switched telephony network; a microphone for generating a voice signal; and signal processing apparatus configured to generate a first signal and a se…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Plasberg Jan, Vos Koen, Skype
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/66. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 20 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).