US 2004/0174972 A1 · Telephone conference system

Abstract

A phone conference system for making a conference using a plurality of phones which comprises a voice response board 6 for receiving push tone signals and voice signals transmitted from each phone, for transmitting push tone signals and voice signals, and for recording and reproducing voices in response to push tone signals, a voice synthesis board 8 having a plurality of conference rooms 16 in which voice signals from each phone received at said voice response board 6 are synthesized, and a control section 18 for controlling status of voice synthesis board 8 and for receiving line information from each phone and transmitting orders concerning connection by exchange of lines to voice response board 6 in response to status thereof. The control section 18 designates a conference room 16 to be connected to each line in regard to a plurality of lines received at voice response board 6. The voice signals of plurality of lines are synthesized and are connected by exchange in designated room. A plurality of persons are capable of making a conversation simultaneously through each phone.

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Dependent claims

A phone conference system for making a conference using a plurality of phones which comprises:

a voice response section for receiving push tone signals and voice signals transmitted from each phone, for transmitting push tone signals and voice signals, and for recording and reproducing voices in response to push tone signals,
a voice synthesis section having a plurality of conference rooms in which voice signals from each phone received at said voice response section are synthesized, and
a control section for controlling status of said voice synthesis section and for receiving line information from each phone and transmitting orders concerning connection by exchange of lines to said voice response section in response to status thereof,
in which said control section designates conference rooms to be connected to each line in regard to a plurality of lines received at voice response section, voice signals of said plurality of lines are synthesized and are connected by exchange in said designated room, and a plurality of persons are capable of making a conversation simultaneously through each phone.

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A phone conference system for making a conference using a plurality of phones by a computer system which comprises:

a voice response section for receiving push tone signals and voice signals transmitted from each phone, for transmitting push tone signals and voice signals, for recording and recognizing IDs of sources of transmission and destination of transmission, and for reproducing voices in response to push tone signals,
a voice synthesis section having a plurality of conference rooms, connecting by exchange lines received at said voice response section to phones designated by said IDs, and synthesizing voice signals from the each phones received at said voice response section in a conference room
a control section for controlling status of said voice synthesis section and for receiving line information from each phone and transmitting orders concerning connection by exchange of lines to said voice response section in response to status thereof,
in which said voice response section stores IDs of destinations of transmission of line transmitted from the host phone, simultaneously connecting the phones of plurality of members to the lines thus transmitted, and in case that the call from the connected member within a predetermined time after the line is disconnected, said voice response section recognizes IDs of sources of transmissions and connects the line of said phone of member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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