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FIELD OF INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
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position of all the audio signals applied but Without the audio
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considerably.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
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ing of all voice signals is kept loW even With a large number of
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conference participants.
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munication partners.
voice data for the voice conference, With the voice data to be
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gate voice signal and the aggregate voice signal is coded into
ence are also assigned to the ?rst group. This means that no
voice signals for activity/ inactivity, With the result that delays
can be avoided When implementing the method. In this
ment.
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terminals are grouped in the third group. This means that the
third group can be formed, Which like the second group only
superimposition.
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ESDPD, ESDPE, ESDPF and ESDPG also arrives for the pas
method phases.
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and the further FIGS. 3-5 are used to describe hoW the voice
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coding control unit KSE. The signal How in these ?gures goes
unit AE.
2 to 5.
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signal mixing unit MIX and the coding control unit KSEiin
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ESSF, ESSG.
The information and further information INF relating to
the CODECs of the voice terminals A to G is also transmitted
to the coding control unit KSE. The coding control unit KSE
then determines the group assignment of the voice terminals
A to G. The determined group membership is shoWn here in
FIGS. 2 to 5 by means of ellipses With broken lines at the
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outputs of the coding unit KE. The signal path Within the
decoding unit DE, the signal mixing unit MIX and the coding
of the active voice terminals A, B and C is supplied to the
decoding unit DE according to the diagrams in FIG. 1. The
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or grouped into active and passive voice terminals by the
activity identi?cation unit AE according to their activity. This
grouping information is again transmitted to the signal mix
ing unit MIX. As in the previous FIGS. 2 and 3 this respec
control unit KSE noW carries out a grouping into the ?rst and
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ESSA and ESSB are coded into aggregate voice data SSDB and
SSDA by the coders K1 and K2 and transmitted to the voice
control unit KSE also groups into the group GR3 those inac
tive voice terminals Which are inactive but do not support the
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voice data SSDK4ABC for this coder and supplies this ?rst
aggregate voice data SSDK4ABC to the voice terminals D and
voice clarity.
Which are also supplied to the fourth coder K4. The coder K6
appropriate CODEC.
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to each other.
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a voice conference system analyzing incoming voice data
from each of the voice terminals for transmitting to the
other voice terminals;
the voice conference system determining that at least the
terminals;
the voice conference system receiving incoming voice data
from the third and fourth voice terminals and superim
posing the voice data from the third voice terminal With
terminals;
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minal;
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voice signal;
action from at least one of the ?rst voice terminal and the
second voice terminal.
signal;
vided via a user action from at least one of the third voice
from the third voice terminal With the voice data from
the ?fth voice terminal to form the third aggregate voice
signal;
the voice conference system superimposing the voice data
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the ?rst voice terminal and the second voice terminal are
fourth and ?fth voice terminals are active over the pre
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voice data from the third voice terminal With the subse
quent voice data from the fourth voice terminal to form
a sixth aggregate voice signal;
the voice conference system superimposing the subsequent 5 terminals in a communication system comprising:
voice data from the second voice terminal With the sub
sequent voice data from the fourth voice terminal to
form a seventh aggregate voice signal;
voice terminals;
an activation identi?cation unit communicatively con
voice data from the second voice terminal With the sub
sequent voice data from the third voice terminal to form
voice signal to the ?rst voice terminal and the ?fth voice
terminal;
the voice conference system sending the sixth aggregate
voice signal to the second voice terminal;
the voice conference system sending the seventh aggregate
voice signal to the third voice terminal; and
the voice conference system sending the eighth aggregate
threshold;
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coding voice signals for sending the voice signals takes place
adaptively.
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is optimiZed.
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miZed.
10. The method of claim 7 Wherein the adaptive selection
of the coder takes place such that a number of coders
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miZed.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
identifying inactivity of a voice terminal assigned to the
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threshold;
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group.
nals;
group.
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aggregate voice data from the signal mixing unit for
sending to the active voice terminal to Which that third
coder is assigned such that each of the third coders codes
an aggregate voice data mixed for the respective one of
the active voice terminals to Which that third coder is 5
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