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AssigneeMCI Communication Corporation
InventorsSridhar Krishnaswamy, Isaac K. Elliott, Tim E. Reynolds, Glen A. Forgy, Erin M. Solbrig
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Telephone calls, data and other multimedia information including video, audio and data is routed through a switched network which includes transfer of information across the internet. Users can participate in video conference calls in which each participant can simultaneously view the video from each other participant and hear the mixed audio from all participants. Users can also share data and documents with other video conference participants. Users can manage more aspects of a network than previously possible, and control network activities from a central site. Billing of the conference call is accomplished utilizing a billing detail record to capture events associated with a call as they occur and debit the appropriate bill.
A method for media communication over a hybrid network which includes a switched network, a packet switched network, and a directory of internet protocol addresses for the packet switched network, the method comprising the steps of:
A system for media communication over a hybrid network which includes a switched network, a packet switched network, and a directory of internet protocol addresses for the packet switched network, the system comprising:
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for routing media communications over a hybrid network which includes a switched network, a packet switched network, and a directory of internet protocol addresses of the packet switched-network, the computer program comprising:
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