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Definitions

• the invention relates to a method for providing data generated in a conference, in which voice signals are mixed by participants of the conference in a conference bridge.
• the invention further relates to a
• Conference bridge for providing data generated in such a conference and using a
• Terminal unit for carrying out such a method.
• a conference bridge such as this one from the OpenScape Unified Communications System from Siemens
• a conference bridge is understood as a unit which is set up so that it can be used to mix speech signals from participants in a conference.
• the conference bridge can be in the form of a
• PC application on a personal computer, abbreviated PC called, done.
• PC is also called Media
• the conference bridge is realized as an application on a PC, which acts as a server from the end units of the conference
• Each participant receives their voice signals and sends the mixed voice signals to the end units of the participants.
• an end unit of a subscriber can a Telephone terminal, an IP phone or a PC client act, with other end units, such as a mobile phone or other server, are possible.
• a conference is understood to mean, in particular, a teleconference in which the participants in the conference are not in the same location in such a way that they can communicate with one another without the use of technical means. Instead, the participants communicate via the conference bridge by mixing the voice signals of the participants, whereby such a conference can be configured, for example, as a telephone conference or as a video conference. During a telephone conference, the participants only communicate via the exchange of language
• both a landline telephone conference call and a conference call may be attended by one or more participants
• Mobile network communicate with each other, as
• Picture signals of the participants are transmitted in real time to other participants.
• a conference is also understood as an application sharing, in which, in addition to the exchange of voice and video signals of the
• Participants further media to be exchanged with the participants, for example in the form of a transfer of data between the participants.
• This data can be displayed in real time to the voice and / or image signals of the participants or to these signals time-shifted on a screen, such as a PC.
• a screen such as a PC.
• higher data rates are required in the transmission than in a conventional telephone conference, in which only voice signals of the
• circuit-switching network Combination of a circuit-switching network and a packet-switched network.
• a transmission protocol in a circuit-switching network for example ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) can be used, wherein in a packet-switching network
• TCT Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
• a conferencing value added feature offered by the OpenScape Unified Communications System is speaker recognition by inserting the speaker name into the conference participant list. Speaker recognition takes place via a web interface, that is to say an interface to the Internet, of the OpenScape Unified Communications System, whereby the automatic identification of a participant of the conference is understood below speaker recognition by means of the voice of the subscriber, also called voice recognition.
• OpenScape Unified Communications System is the representation of the speaking party on the speaker recognition in that the name of the speaking party on the list of participants
• the speaking subscriber who is recognized by the speaker recognition, can be made by displaying an image of the speaking party that is on a user interface of an end unit of the conference
• Telephone terminal individual calls to a specific account of the telephone user.
• the object of the invention is to provide a method and a device for providing data generated in a conference, which avoid the disadvantages of the prior art and the Provide additional value-added features to conference participants.
• a method and a device for providing data generated in a conference which avoid the disadvantages of the prior art and the Provide additional value-added features to conference participants.
• Conference bridge are mixed, there is a provision of a running along the duration of the conference time base and setting up an automatic identification of each participant when this participant speaks in the conference.
• a time base traveling over the duration of the conference can be provided, for example, on the basis of a system time of a conference server, an intranet or the Internet, wherein in the simplest case a mechanical, electrical or electronic clock can be used.
• the automatic identification of each participant can be provided, for example, on the basis of a system time of a conference server, an intranet or the Internet, wherein in the simplest case a mechanical, electrical or electronic clock can be used.
• Participant when this participant speaks in the conference, can be realized via a speaker recognition, which, as stated above based on a voice signal of a subscriber recognizes this participant. Furthermore, the method according to the invention comprises detecting a conversation contribution of each speaking participant to a conversation of the participants conducted in the conference as a speaking duration assigned to each speaking participant in the conference
• the inventive method comprises assigning a time stamp to the recorded speech duration and generating statistical data by a
• the method makes it possible for a conference bridge, which can run on a conference server as an application, to carry out statistical evaluations at the level of an individual contribution of a subscriber to a conference conducted in the conference and to select from the
• the detection of the speech duration assigned to each speaking participant in the conference comprises the following steps: setting a
• Conversation pause duration at the second time, a second party speaks and after the second time, a speech pause of the first party occurs, which is longer than a predetermined first speaking pause duration.
• a speaking time of a participant is thus by a
• Period defined the start time at a first time, and the closing time at a second time, which follows the first time occurs.
• the first time comes when one of the participants in the conference starts talking. Whenever a participant beginning to speak is identified, a speech duration begins with that participant Beginning of the speaker's first set speech
• the second time as the closing time of a speech duration is only set if at the second time the other participants are silent and after the second time a first conversation break occurs, which is as long as a fixed first call pause duration or longer than this. Background of this condition is that during a conversation break, so if none of the participants of
• Conference speaks, the speaking time of a participant must end even if no other participant the
• Conversation pause ended This may be the case when a participant has ended his contribution to the conversation and after the end of this contribution by the same participant, a new contribution, for example, to a new topic is started.
• Another case of setting the closing time of a contribution is given if at the second time the other participants are silent and after the second
• Closing time which occurs at the second time, another participant begins to speak within a second conversation break, which is shorter than the first one
• Conversation pause duration This condition takes up the case when, after the end of a participant's contribution, another participant begins to speak either immediately or within a short conversation break.
• a closing time of a speech duration of a subscriber is set if at the second time another subscriber speaks and after the second
• the first speaking pause duration which, like the first pause duration, is defined individually by a subscriber, an administrator or automatically, for example based on predetermined maximum and / or minimum durations for a conversation contribution of a participant or by adopting known values from earlier conferences, or for each participant, and / or is changeable during the conference, may be smaller than the first call pause duration. This takes into account the fact that in a current
• Discussion or an ongoing conversation the participants respond to each other in shorter intervals than in a conversation break, such as a pause for thought of all participants in a conversation.
• the participants of the conference may have several
• the first call pause duration requires a silence of all participants of the conference, it is sufficient for the first speaking pause duration to the occurrence of this first speaking pause duration when the respective speaking participant whose contribution is detected, stops
• the first speaking pause duration should not occur in a spoken sentence of a participant in that a break occurs between the individual words of the participant's spoken sentence. Rather, the first speaking pause duration should only occur when a spoken sentence has ended and no further spoken sentence immediately follows the finished sentence. In the first
• the first call pause duration and the first pause duration may be defined by the fact that a volume difference between an ambient noise and the speaking sound of the speaking subscriber is reached and / or exceeded.
• Corresponding parameters can be assigned individually to the first call pause duration and the first pause duration. The setting of these parameters of the first call pause duration and the first
• Speech pause durations can be set and changed before the conference or during the conference. In a further embodiment, each will
• the statistical data is formed by the fact that at least one speaking time assigned to a speaking subscriber is related to the time
• the statistical data generated by the statistical analysis of the speaking times of the participants may include one of the following information: Which participant in immediate call sequence with which other
• Conversation sequence has spoken; which participant has spoken for how long in the conference, wherein the speaking times associated with this participant are summed up to form a subscriber-related overall speaking time which, as
• Absolute value or as total talk time share this Participant is spent on the duration of the conference.
• the statistical data can therefore be absolute values, ie a period of time or duration, for example in minutes and / or seconds, or a relative value, ie a time segment which relates to a different period of time, for example via a quotient formed from these time segments, expressed as a percentage. Indication can be given include.
• a number of participant pairs that occurred in the conference can be found in
• immediate conversation sequence in the conference have been formed. For example, if subscriber B has repeatedly responded to subscriber A's contributions, the number of these speaker changes in the conference can be detected and output, with a speaker being understood as a talking subscriber. It is also possible to record and output how often subscriber A has responded to subscriber B's messages.
• An immediate sequence of calls is understood to mean that, after the end of a subscriber's contribution, the contribution of another subscriber immediately follows. This case can occur if there is a pause in speech between the contributions, if there is no speech break between the contributions or if the later contribution begins before the end of the previous contribution.
• an immediate sequence of calls can also be understood as meaning that a contribution of one participant joins the contribution of another participant. In this way, the automatic identification of each subscriber when that subscriber is speaking in the conference can be lesser Quality requirements are sufficient, as in the case in which several participants speak simultaneously and are to be identified separately.
• the statistical data may be generated for a fixed time portion of the conference that is shorter than the duration of the conference. In this way, only a certain temporal portion of the duration of the conference can be illuminated with regard to the statistical data to be generated by a user of the method according to the invention.
• the fixed time portion of the conference may be selected as any portion of time from the beginning of the conference to its end.
• Generation of the statistical data may be general or, in the case of considering only a fixed time portion of the conference, in real time from the beginning of the conference. In this case, the latest completion time is the specified one
• the generated data is in the form of each speaking participant associated speaking times, each provided with a time stamp, and / or the statistical data by a statistical
• Evaluation of the speaking times of participants can be generated in real time on a user interface of a
• End unit of a participant of the conference for example, as an individual time, be made available.
• the generation of the speaking times and the statistical data can be done by a conference server application.
• individual or aggregated speaking times of individual participants from a conference archive can be combined or selectively retrieved.
• the retrieval of speaking times and / or statistical data takes place
• the speaking times and / or statistical data can be output, forwarded and / or
• the media stream of the conference ie all data transmitted via the conference bridge and in the framework of the conference, for example voice data, image data and / or text data, can be output, stored and / or stored together with the statistical data.
• Speech duration of the subscriber assigned to a particular business-relevant criterion, in particular a clearing account assigned to this subscriber In addition to a single speaking period of a participant and several speaking times and / or the statistical data one
• a clearing account or a cost center can be understood as a particular business-relevant criterion.
• An accounting application can also be a business-relevant criterion.
• Participants in the conference can have a specific Form a business-relevant criterion.
• the allocation of speaking times and / or statistical data generated by the method according to the invention to the particular business-relevant criterion can take place online or offline.
• the assignment of the subscriber's talk time to the business-relevant criterion is triggered at an end unit by pressing a key, pressing a softkey on one
• Speech duration can also be assigned several speaking times and / or the statistical data by means of key press, softkey actuation or gesture control the particular business-relevant criterion.
• the end unit may be assigned to a participant of the conference or one
• An evaluation of the speech durations and / or statistical data can be done immediately after triggering at the end unit, ie in real time or online, or
• the end unit can, as already mentioned, be a telephone terminal, a mobile telephone, an IP phone or a PC client.
• a user interface for example, a touch screen display of a PC screen, telephone terminal, mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) in question.
• PDA Personal Digital Assistant
• Embodiments of a user interface are conceivable. To record a gesture and evaluate the gesture by means of
• Gesture control can be a photocell of a mobile phone, a video camera or other optical device may be used.
• the gesture control can take place in the end unit itself or, if the transmission rate is sufficient, in another device spatially separated from the end unit, eg a conference server.
• the speaking times and / or the statistical data are output on an end unit of the subscriber in real time.
• the output can be made via a conference application.
• a call of speech and / or statistical data may be delayed in time for the conference or after the conference has ended
• Speech durations and / or the statistical data forwarded to a higher-level business application for data evaluation.
• Higher-level business application can be an assignment of the duration of the subscriber to a specific business relevant criterion, as mentioned above, take place.
• Data evaluation can be triggered like the output of the speech periods and / or the statistical data at an end unit by pressing a key, pressing a
• the higher-level business application for example an SAP module, can be an application that is separate from the conference application, by means of a link in the conference application be implemented or integrated in the conference application itself.
• Business application for data evaluation can, in general, the output, forwarding and / or storage of this data via a user interface of the conference bridge to set up and manage the conference.
• the user interface of the conference bridge can be accessed via a
• Participant in a conference Participant in a conference.
• Other definitions of the largest conversation contribution are conceivable, for example if the duration of the accumulated speaking times of one participant or the number of these speaking times of the participant is the same as that of another participant.
• Information from the statistical data is determined to a respective participant of a conference and this
• data generated by another non-realtime collaboration service is included in the generation of statistical data through the statistical analysis of the participants' speaking times. In this way, a statistical evaluation of the
• Speaking times also referred to as speaker-related time quota, that can occur on real-time media servers are extended to other centrally hosted non-realtime collaboration / conferencing services, such as instant messaging or chat service.
• non-realtime collaboration / conferencing services such as instant messaging or chat service.
• Collaboration service generated data in the generation of statistical data can be done by eliminating the non-realtime collaboration service, the time base of the conference and is replaced by a linear sequence of contributions from the participants of non-realtime collaboration service, and a contribution period of each contribution by the
• Conference related For example, a chat that takes place concurrently with a videoconference may supplement this videoconference as a non-realtime collaboration service, with the time base of the videoconference
• all services, including the chat, of the conference session can be related to the time base of the videoconference as a common time base.
• This expansion of the method according to the invention to non-realtime services makes it possible to extend a pure voice conference server to a multimedia conference and collaboration server.
• the subsequent evaluation of the statistical data may be identical to the case where non-realtime collaboration service generated data is not included in the generation of the statistical data.
• the other non-realtime collaboration service can be centrally hosted.
• Procedures can expire if the conference bridge is server-based.
• the conference is administered server-based, with the conference uniquely assigned a conference ID.
• Conference Server can also record a full-length conference. Because of the duration of the
• Participant all calls between specific participants or all aggregate contributions of the participants in a specific period of the conference, can be easily retrieved via the conference server.
• conference media stream and statistical data together By storing the conference media stream and statistical data together on a conference server, these data can be comfortably evaluated together. In this way, for example, speaking times of individual
• Participants summed up as statistical data displayed and played as payload of the conference.
• Payload is also referred to as payload data and includes, for example, audio and / or video data.
• payload data includes, for example, audio and / or video data.
• Speech durations generated from data from another non-realtime collaboration service are identified and aggregated.
• a participant's talk time at a conference may be the number of characters of a non-realtime collaboration service contribution or the duration of a non-realtime collaboration service contribution determined over the common time base , correspond.
• Time base of the conference can be selected and retrieved.
• the invention further relates to a conference bridge for providing data generated in a conference, in which speech signals of participants of the conference in the conference bridge are miscible, with a time base unit for providing a time base running over the duration of the conference.
• the conference bridge comprises a speaker recognition unit for automatic
• Evaluation unit for generating statistical data by a statistical evaluation of the speaking times.
• Time base unit the speaker recognition unit
• Timestamp allocation unit and the evaluation unit can be accommodated individually or together spatially in the conference bridge or spatially separated from the conference bridge. Next, these units or
• the call charge acquisition unit of the conference bridge includes a termination unit for setting a start time of the talk time at a first time to speak to a first party
• Speech duration at a second time at which the first participant stops speaking if at least one of the following conditions is met: At the second time, the other participants are silent and after the second
• Conversation pause duration at the second time the other participants are silent and after the second time a second participant starts to speak within a second conversation pause shorter than the first one
• Conversation pause duration at the second time, a second party speaks and after the second time, a speech pause of the first participant occurs, which is longer than a predetermined first speaking pause duration.
• a conversation contribution acquisition unit configured in this way ensures in a simple manner that a conversation contribution of a participant to a conference held in the conference can be reliably detected.
• the conference bridge is server-based, wherein the use of a conference server for the conference bridge, the advantages described for the corresponding method occur.
• conference bridge can be contributions to the conference participants and interactions between the parties to this conference, such as a voice conference or a video conference, by a Tracking time base are recorded, statistically processed and made time-quantifiable. Individual speach-related contribution contingents or
• Contribution quotas of certain call flows become identifiable and quantifiable. Contributions in a session of a non-realtime collaboration / conference service, such as instant messaging or chat, of participants hosted in a conference session by a conference server can also be included in the statistical evaluation of the conference data. In this way, interactions,
• the participants of the conference and the session of a non-realtime collaboration / conference service are statistically evaluated by absolute and / or relative time shares in the duration of the conference.
• the statistical analysis also allows integration and / or correlation, ie reference, of real-time and non-real-time interactions of the participants of the conference.
• the statistical evaluation can take place in the conference bridge itself, for example in the form of a conference server application, or else, for example, via program interfaces by a business application which may differ from the conference server application.
• Participants in the conversation in the conference and / or the statistical data generated therefrom or a part thereof can be assigned to a dedicated clearing account or another business application.
• an end unit for example a telephone terminal, a mobile telephone or a PC client, a participant of a conference, for example a teleconference or video conference, is used to carry out the method according to the invention or one of its embodiments, wherein the end unit generates a speech signal miscible by a conference bridge ,
• FIG. 1 shows a time course of a conversation in a conference with three participants
• FIG. Fig. 2 is a schematic arrangement of a three party conference conducted over a conference server.
• FIG. 3a shows a user interface of a conference application according to the invention with extended administration and evaluation functions
• FIG. 3b another user interface a
• FIG. 1 shows the time course 5 of a conference 6 with three participants T1, T2, T3.
• the conference starts at a time t1, passes through the times t2 to t9 and ends at the time t10.
• the times t1 to t10 are shown in FIG. 1 plotted on a timeline t from left to right. All times t1 to t10 are referenced over a time base, which over the duration
• the conference will be one
• the contribution of the participant Tl is recorded for the conference conducted in the 6 conference as the talk time la.
• Participant Tl immediately connected. At the time t2, the other subscribers T2, T3 and the duration of the speech break lb of the subscriber Tl are shorter than one fixed first call duration Eq.
• the speech pause lb of the subscriber Tl is for example 1 to 10
• the first call pause time Gl is
• the contribution of Participant Tl with a speaking duration ld which ranges from tl to t5, detected, although this participant Tl has not spoken between t2 and t3.
• the other participants are silent, whereby at the time t 1 the participant T 1 starts to speak.
• the conversation pause 2c which begins at time t6 and ends at time t1
• the closing time of the voice duration 2 of the subscriber T2 is set at time t6.
• the speech duration 2 of the subscriber T2 is thus over the period t4 to t5, in which both the participants Tl, T2 have spoken, as well as on the
• Sl can have values of less than one second, 1 to 3 or 1 to 5 seconds. Other values for the first one
• Speech pause duration Sl are possible.
• the third participant T3 begins his contribution to the
• Time t9 Since the call pause lg has a duration that is longer than the first pause duration Gl, the time t8 is detected as the closing time of the voice duration lf of the subscriber Tl. Had the third participant T3 his contribution 3 has started at a time that is before the end of the first call pause duration, the time t8 would nevertheless have been recorded as the closing time of the contribution lf of the subscriber Tl. The reason for this is that at the time t8 the other subscribers T2, T3 remained silent and after the second time the subscriber T3 had begun to speak within a conversation break that would have been shorter than the first one
• contributions to the conference conducted in the conference 6 are recorded by the subscribers T1, T2, T3, the contribution of the subscriber T1 being recorded as the talk duration ld, which comprises the speaking times la, lc and the pause 1b.
• each recorded contribution ld, lf, 2, 3 is in each case assigned a time stamp t1, t7, t4, t9
• the speech duration ld of the subscriber Tl is assigned the time stamp tl.
• the speech duration lf of the subscriber T1 is assigned the time stamp at the time t1.
• the time stamp at the time t4 and the speech duration 3 of the subscriber T3 is assigned the time stamp at the time t9 to the contribution of the subscriber T2 as the speech duration 2.
• Conversation sequence of conducted in the conference 6 conversation of the participants Tl, T2, T3 from the chronological order the time stamps t1, t4, t7, t9 are recorded as being each speech duration ld, lf, 2, 3 of each speaking party T1, T2, T3 as a speech duration ld, lf, 2, 3 assigned to each speaking party T1, T2, T3.
• Participant Tl at the beginning of the speech period 2 of the subscriber T2 was not completed. It can be formed by a pair of participants Tl, T2, in the immediate
• Conversation sequence tl, t4 has spoken in the conference 6.
• statistical data can be formed such that at least one of a speaking subscriber Tl associated speech duration ld, lf with respect to the temporal sequence of calls with at least one another
• the statistical evaluation may show that the participant Tl has spoken in the conference 6 for the duration of the speaking periods ld and lf.
• Speech durations ld, lf is generated in the statistical evaluation of an absolute value, where it alternatively or
• Conversation contributions of each speaking participant Tl, T2, T3 can also show the statistical evaluation whether a participant Tl, T2, T3 in the conference 6 is not in
• Speech duration lf of the participant Tl be at a
• Conversation sequence has spoken and which participant Tl, T2, T3 how long ld, lf, 2, 3 spoke in the conference, also include individual speaking times ld, lf one
• FIG. 2 shows an arrangement of a conference 6 with the participants T1, T2, T3.
• the conference 6 is in a data network 9 by means of a conference bridge 60th
• the data network 9 may be an intranet or the Internet.
• the conference bridge 60 can be on a
• Conference conference server wherein the conference bridge over a conference bridge application, also called conference application is formed.
• conference bridge 60 is formed via software in the form of the conference application, the hardware of the conference bridge 60
• Conference Bridge 60 is the conference server.
• the subscriber T1 is via an end unit 11 and / or a screen 12, also called display, a
• Connection unit 10 another data connection 16 between the screen 12 and the connection unit 10, a data connection 61 between the end unit 31 and the connection unit 10 and a data connection 63 between the end unit 31 and the conference bridge 60.
• Connection unit 10 as a client to the
• the end unit 11 can by a Telephone terminal, a mobile phone, IP Phon or a PDA be formed.
• the screen 12 may be a flat screen in the form of a TFT (thin film transistor) screen, a plasma screen or a
• the data network 9 may be the Internet in which data is transmitted between the terminal 11 and / or the screen 12 and the conference bridge 60 by means of the TCP / IP protocol. A part of the transmission path between the terminal unit 11 and / or the screen 12 and the conference bridge 60 can take place by means of a circuit-switching network.
• another subscriber T2 is also connected to the conference bridge 60
• Participant T2 has one
• End unit 21 for example in the form of a
• Telephone terminal mobile phones or PDAs, and / or a screen 22, for example in the form of a
• connection unit 20 is connected to the end unit 31 of a third via a data line 62
• Participant T3 connected, in turn, over the
• Data line 63 is connected to the conference bridge 60.
• Connection unit 20 as a client.
• This client can be installed on a computer, such as a PC be.
• the end unit 31 may be an IP-Phone, for example an OpenStage-Phone, which is connected, for example by means of XML-based client-server architecture, to a conference server on which the conference bridge 60 is installed.
• the end unit 31 comprises a pivotable panel 32 with a display 33, wherein the display 33 may be designed as a touchscreen.
• the system time 35 and the date 34 are displayed in the form of the day of the week and the date with indication of the month, day and year.
• the panel has 32 keys 40, these keys as
• touch-sensitive keys can be executed.
• the function associated with each of the keys 40 is determined by the occupancy of each key displayed on the display 33.
• the key 41 has the
• the key 41 is therefore a so-called softkey, to which different functions can be assigned depending on the screen display on the display 33.
• a softkey may also be displayed on the display 33, for example, when the display 33 as
• Touchscreen is formed.
• the function of assigning a current picture to a speaker could be done by tapping on the phrase "Piconf" shown in the display 33. Let it be
• the speaking times associated with a subscriber T1, T2, T3 are summed up and displayed in the display 33 of the terminal unit 31 as absolute values in minutes.
• the participant Tl which is displayed as an image 50 in the display 33, a
• Conversation portion of a subscriber Tl, T2, T3 in the form of a subscriber-related Bact Schemedauer can be button-activated, for example by means of a softkey, switched.
• the display can be done in real time when the terminal unit, for example as a telephone terminal or PC client
• Activation by means of a key can alternatively be done by other technical triggers, such as a
• the display 33 forms a user interface for the
• a conference ID is displayed as a distinctive feature of a particular conference 6. Also, the total duration 5 of the conference can be displayed on the display 33 and as information of the statistical evaluation of the speaking times of the participants Tl, T2, T3 are based.
• a term 57 "account # 1" is assigned to the soft key 47 on the display 33.
• the term 58 "account # 2" is associated with the soft key 48 and the term 59 "account # 3" is associated with the soft key 49.
• T3 can assign his own speaking times to his clearing account "Account # 3" by pressing the key 49
• Clearance accounts 57, 58, 59 are represented by a higher-level business application to which by means of a
• the speaking times of the participants Tl, T2, T3 are forwarded as speaking times and / or statistical data for data evaluation.
• Other business-relevant criteria for data evaluation of the speaking times of the participants Tl, T2, T3 are possible.
• End unit 31 information is determined as to which participant Tl in the conference 6 provides the largest contribution to the conversation, this information is evaluated by a parent business application such that can be decided by a presence-based rule engine, whether this participant Tl a rule-based Call forwarding to a
• Interlocutor should be enabled. This decision can be made immediately after the end of the conference 6 or even during the conference 6, ie in real time. With server-based execution of the conference bridge 60, it is also possible in a simple manner to transfer data from another non-real-time collaboration service, for example a centrally hosted instant messaging or chat service, into the evaluation of the statistical data by the
• Time base 35 of the conference 6 can be obtained, it is possible that the time base 35 by a linear sequence of contributions of the participants Tl, T2, T3 in the
• Session of the non-realtime collaboration service is replaced and a contribution period of each contribution of the participants Tl, T2, T3 in the session of non-realtime
• FIG. 3a is a user interface 100 of a conference application with extended administration
• an "OpenScape Web Client” 101 is used on one PC.
• the user interface 100 includes the option of combining different participants 106, which can each occur as the creator 105 of a conference 6, into a conference 6.
• the conference application "OpenScape Web Client” can be used to assign the type and number of softkeys 40 shown in FIG.
• the conference bridge 60 now provides a user interface 110 for setting up and
• Conference 6 is assigned a one-to-one conference ID 112 through which statistics are assigned to this conference 6
• a media stream of the conference 6, which corresponds to the speaking times of the participants T 1, T 2, T 3, can be assigned to these speaking times, selected and called up.
• the user interface 110 the
• Phone numbers 123, 124, 125 reachable participants.
• a temporal evaluation 130 is activated, this being
• temporal evaluation is designed as a statistical evaluation of the time and speaker detection 140.
• the time evaluation includes the possibility of
• Conference 6 For example, the participant “Brieskorn” has a total speaking time of XX minutes 146 as a proportion of the conference participants in the conference 6. In addition, the talk time share of the subscriber “Brieskorn” at the conference 6 is shown as a percentage 143. The other participant of the conference "Kruse" has a temporal
• FIG. 3b is next to the user interface 100 of
• Participants 106 who may occur as the creator 105 of a conference 6, can be merged into a conference 6, a user interface 210 for
• the account assignment 211 takes place by clicking on a corresponding function 131 under the heading "Participation options.”
• the clearing accounts for the participants of the conference 6 each have a name 220, 221, 222 , where each account is assigned an account ID.
• account ID 230 is assigned to account "# 1", account ID 231 to account “# 2", and account ID 232 to account "# 3".
• the administrator of the conference 6 can this way different accounts different
• Assign account IDs For example, a clearing account or a cost center is considered an account.
• the accounting of the accounts with names 220, 221, 222 and account ID 230, 231, 232 does not have to take place via an application that is part of the conference application 101. Rather, it is also possible that a business application for
• Account management of the accounts 220, 221, 222 which is executable separately from the conference application, expires and on the user interface 210 only an image of this
• a time evaluation 130 for example, via a link between conference application and business application.
• a time evaluation 130 for example, via a link between conference application and business application.
• Subscribers to this post and a timestamp are assigned to reconstruct the conversation history and the call sequence of a conference. In this way, a whole series of value-added functions can be evaluated by a statistical evaluation of these speaking times to the participants of the

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