Speak-louder signaling system for conference calls
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorMark S. Day
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Abstract
A method for alerting a participant in a conference call that the participant is speaking with insufficient volume is disclosed. The method includes determining that someone in a conference call between multiple endpoints is speaking with insufficient volume. The method further includes determining an active participant in the conference call, the active participants based on who is speaking or has spoken within a predetermined time interval and selectively communicating a speak-louder message to the active participant.
Claims28
A method for alerting a participant in a conference call that the participant is speaking with insufficient volume, comprising:
- determining that someone in a conference call is speaking with insufficient volume, the conference call comprising an exchange of information among a plurality of endpoints;
- determining an active participant in the conference call who is speaking or has spoken within a predetermined time interval;
- and
- selectively communicating a speak-louder message to the active participant.
A method for alerting a participant in a conference call that the participant is speaking with insufficient volume, comprising:
- receiving at an endpoint a message indicating that someone in a conference call is speaking with insufficient volume;
- determining whether a participant associated with the endpoint is an active participant who is speaking or has spoken within a predetermined time interval before receiving the indication;
- and
- if the participant is an active participant, outputting a speak-louder indication at the endpoint.
A method for alerting a participant in a conference call that the participant is speaking with insufficient volume, comprising:
- receiving from a user of a first endpoint an indication that someone in a conference call is speaking with insufficient volume;
- generating a signal in response to the indication;
- and
- communicating the signal to a second endpoint associated with a participant who is speaking with insufficient volume.
A device, comprising:
- a processor operable to:
- determine that someone in a conference call is speaking with insufficient volume, the conference call comprising an exchange of information among a plurality of endpoints;
- and
- determine an active participant in the conference call who is speaking or has spoken within a predetermined time interval;
- and
- an interface operable to selectively communicate a speak-louder message to the active participant.
An endpoint, comprising:
- an interface operable to receive a speak-louder message from a network;
- a processor operable to determine whether a user of the endpoint is an active speaker who is speaking or has spoken within a predetermined time period;
- and
- an output operable to output a speak-louder indication to the user if the user is an active speaker.
An endpoint, comprising:
- an input operable to receive from a user of the endpoint an indication that someone in a conference call is speaking with insufficient volume;
- a processor operable to generate a signal indicative of the insufficient volume;
- and
- an interface operable to communicate the signal to another endpoint associated with a participant who is speaking with insufficient volume.
A system, comprising:
- means for determining that someone in a conference call is speaking with insufficient volume, the conference call comprising an exchange of information among a plurality of endpoints;
- means for determining an active participant in the conference call who is speaking or has spoken within a predetermined time interval;
- and
- means for selectively communicating a speak-louder message to the endpoints associated with the active participants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.