METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY EXCHANGING DATA AMONG PARTICIPANTS TO A CONFERENCE CALL

• Main Authors: BAUER, ERIC JONATHAN, LAM, YUK-MING PETER, IYER, PRAKASH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 07.12.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

A media exchange monitor is disclosed that selectively (i) introduces a mixe r into a two-party call when the two-party call becomes a conference call (ad-hoc conference), and (ii) removes the mixer when one or more conference call participants dro p out, leaving only two participants behind. When a...