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AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsSUDHIR R. AHUJA, VENKATESH KRISHNASWAMY
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Interacting call appearances are realized by enabling voice input/output to be simultaneously available on any combination of call appearances at a given time on a given terminal. Consequently, a user may, for example, listen to the voice output of one or more call appearances that are active at the terminal at a given time. Additionally, the user may direct voice input to one or more call appearances that are active at the terminal at a given time. Thus, the user, at any given time, may listen or speak to one or more parties on unrelated calls. Additionally, a user can employ more than one voice input/output device at his/her terminal. Specifically, the ability to simultaneously use more than one call appearance at a terminal at a given time is realized by separating call control from media routing and input/output control. Thus, the appearance of a call at a terminal is separated from the voice input/output that is required for the call. To this end, a user terminal or resources available to it must have the capability of mixing multiple channels of audio, as well as, the capability of multiplexing/demultiplexing voice inputs and outputs into and from line appearances.
Apparatus for providing a plurality of call appearances to a user, each of said call appearances including an incoming call appearance path and an outgoing call appearance path, the apparatus comprising:
Apparatus for providing a plurality of call appearances to a user, each of said call appearances including an incoming call appearance path and an outgoing call appearance path, the apparatus comprising:
A method for use in apparatus for providing a plurality of call appearances to a user, each of said call appearances including an incoming call appearance path and an outgoing call appearance path, the method comprising the steps of:
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