US 9,521,360 B2 · Communication system and method

Abstract

A method, client application and user terminal, the method including providing a packet-based communication system for conducting voice or video calls over a packet-based network and providing an instance of a client application enabling a first user terminal to access the packet-based communication system. The client application is configured so as when executed on the first terminal to receive an input from multiple different audio and/or video input transducers of the first terminal, to analyze those inputs in relation to one another, and based on that analysis to select at least one audio and/or video input transducer and/or output transducer of the first terminal for use in conducting a voice or video call with a remote user terminal via the packet-based communication system.

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Dependent claims

One or more computer-readable storage memories for selecting at least one transducer of a user terminal for a voice or video call, the computer-readable storage memories comprising instructions of a client application, for conducting voice or video calls over a communication system, the instructions executable by one or more processors of the user terminal to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the user terminal, input signals from multiple audio or video input transducers of the user terminal;
analyzing the received input signals in relation to one another;
and
responsive to the analyzing, selecting, by the user terminal, at least one audio input transducer, video input transducer, or output transducer of the user terminal for use in conducting the voice or video call with a remote user terminal via the communication system.

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A system for selecting one or more transducers of a user terminal for a voice or video call, the system comprising:

a transceiver operable to access a communication system to conduct voice or video calls over the communication system;
multiple audio or video input transducers;
one or more processors operably coupled to the transceiver and the multiple audio and video input transducers;
one or more computer-readable memories, coupled to the one or more processors, comprising instructions of a client application, for the conducting voice or video calls over the communication system, the instructions executable by the one or more processors of the user terminal to configure the system to:
receive, by the user terminal, input signals from the multiple audio or video input transducers;
analyze the received input signals in relation to one another;
and
in response to the analysis, select, by the user terminal, at least one audio input transducer, video input transducer, or output transducer of the system for use in conducting the voice or video call with a remote user terminal via the communication system.

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A user terminal for selecting one or more transducers of the user terminal for conducting voice or video calls over a communication system, the user terminal comprising:

multiple audio or video input transducers;
one or more processors operably coupled to the multiple audio or video input transducers;
one or more computer-readable memories, coupled to the one or more processors, comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors of the user terminal to configure the user terminal to:
receive, by the user terminal, input signals from the multiple audio or video input transducers;
analyze the received input signals in relation to one another;
and
in response to the analysis, select, by the user terminal, at least one audio input transducer, video input transducer, or output transducer of the user terminal for use in conducting a voice or video call with a remote user terminal via the communication system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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