Method and apparatus for providing data produced in a conference

A method of collecting conference call data based on voice signals received via at least one network from terminal devices of conference call participants, the method comprising:

• a conference server receiving the voice signals from the terminal devices via the network during the conference call, the conference server comprising hardware;
• the conference server recognizing a first participant of the conference call based on the received voice signals and assigning a first time stamp to a first time segment of the conference call;
• in response to detecting that the first participant and all other participants to the conference call do not speak for a fixed talk delay period after the assignment of the first time stamp during the first time segment, the conference server assigning a second time stamp to define a first time stop of the first time segment of the conference call, the first and second time stamps defining a start and end of the first time segment in which the recognized first participant spoke during the conference call;
• the conference server recognizing the second participant of the conference call based on the received voice signals and assigning a third time stamp to a second time segment of the conference call;
• in response to detecting that the second participant and all the other participants to the conference call do not speak for the fixed talk delay period after the assignment of the third time stamp during the second time segment based on the received voice signals, the conference server assigning a fourth time stamp to define a second time stop of the second time segment of the conference call, the third and fourth time stamps defining a start and end of the second time segment in which the recognized second participant spoke during the conference call;
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• during the second time segment, the conference server recognizing a first speech pause that is shorter than the fixed talk delay period, the first speech pause being a duration of time in which the second participant is not speaking, a duration of the first speech pause being included within the second time segment and assigned as a portion of time during the conference that the second participant spoke during the conference;
• the conference server performing statistical analysis based on the assigned first, second, third, and fourth time stamps and the first speech pause to generate statistical data that identifies a duration of time the first participant has spoken during the conference call and that identifies a duration of time the second participant has spoken during the conference call.