SG68584A1 - Variable communication bandwidth for conference call initiation - Google Patents

Variable communication bandwidth for conference call initiation

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Publication number
SG68584A1
SG68584A1 SG1996009894A SG1996009894A SG68584A1 SG 68584 A1 SG68584 A1 SG 68584A1 SG 1996009894 A SG1996009894 A SG 1996009894A SG 1996009894 A SG1996009894 A SG 1996009894A SG 68584 A1 SG68584 A1 SG 68584A1
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SG
Singapore
Prior art keywords
conference call
conference
communication bandwidth
call initiation
terminals
Prior art date
Application number
SG1996009894A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Bruce Merrill Bales
Stephen Max Thieler
Original Assignee
At & T Corp
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Publication date
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Publication of SG68584A1 publication Critical patent/SG68584A1/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L65/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication
    • H04L65/40—Support for services or applications
    • H04L65/403—Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/16—Arrangements for providing special services to substations
    • H04L12/18—Arrangements for providing special services to substations for broadcast or conference, e.g. multicast
    • H04L12/1813—Arrangements for providing special services to substations for broadcast or conference, e.g. multicast for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms
    • H04L12/1822—Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/16—Arrangements for providing special services to substations
    • H04L12/18—Arrangements for providing special services to substations for broadcast or conference, e.g. multicast
    • H04L12/185—Arrangements for providing special services to substations for broadcast or conference, e.g. multicast with management of multicast group membership
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L65/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication
    • H04L65/40—Support for services or applications
    • H04L65/403—Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
    • H04L65/4046—Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences with distributed floor control
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/40—Network security protocols
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/56—Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities
    • H04M3/567—Multimedia conference systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L65/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication
    • H04L65/1066—Session management
    • H04L65/1101—Session protocols

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
SG1996009894A 1995-05-26 1996-05-25 Variable communication bandwidth for conference call initiation SG68584A1 (en)

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US08/452,458 US5675583A (en) 1995-05-26 1995-05-26 Variable communication bandwidth for conference call initiation

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US (1) US5675583A (ja)
EP (1) EP0744858B1 (ja)
JP (1) JP3325774B2 (ja)
CN (1) CN1090855C (ja)
AU (1) AU5239296A (ja)
CA (1) CA2172648C (ja)
DE (1) DE69633811T2 (ja)
SG (1) SG68584A1 (ja)

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CN1142720A (zh) 1997-02-12
EP0744858A3 (en) 1998-07-08
CA2172648A1 (en) 1996-11-27
EP0744858A2 (en) 1996-11-27
EP0744858B1 (en) 2004-11-10
JP3325774B2 (ja) 2002-09-17
DE69633811T2 (de) 2005-11-10
JPH08331124A (ja) 1996-12-13
CN1090855C (zh) 2002-09-11
CA2172648C (en) 1999-09-28
AU5239296A (en) 1996-12-05
US5675583A (en) 1997-10-07
DE69633811D1 (de) 2004-12-16

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