Keith Raniere's Intelligent Switching System Patent
Abstract
A teleconferencing system for voice and data provides interconnections among user sites via a central station. User stations at user sites each alternate operation between a data mode connecting a user computer and modem to a user telephone communication path and a voice mode connecting a telephony circuit to the communication path. The teleconferencing system is adapted for conducting a voice conference over standard telephone lines while allowing simultaneous viewing of data objects such as slides, graphs, or text. A host computer connected to the central station serves as a central repository for storage and retrieval of data objects for use in teleconferences.
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
| 390396 | Feb., 1995 | 5844979 | Dec., 1998 | ||
| Current U.S. Class: | 379/202.01 ; 348/14.1; 370/260; 370/270; 375/222; 379/309; 379/93.05; 379/93.09; 379/93.37 |
| Current International Class: | H04M 11/06 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04N 7/15 (20060101); H04M 3/56 (20060101); H04M 7/12 (20060101); H04Q 3/72 (20060101); H04M 003/56 (); H04M 003/523 (); H04N 007/15 () |
(from USPTO Patent Database)