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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Robert J Kelly, San Jose, CA (US);
Arun Rajasekaran, Saratoga, CA (US);
Nicholas K Eisner, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for forking call audio channels. The method includes, during an active call, receiving a first audio stream of first call audio that originates from a far-end telephony device, and receiving a second audio stream of second call audio that originates from a microphone of a near-end headset. Further, the method includes generating, during the active call, a third audio stream containing the first call audio by processing the first audio stream, and generating a fourth audio stream containing the second call audio by processing the second audio stream. Still yet, the method includes, during the active call, generating a fifth audio stream containing the first call audio, and generating a sixth audio stream containing the second call audio. In addition, the method includes, during the active call, concurrently transmitting: the third audio stream, the fourth audio stream, the fifth audio stream, and the sixth audio stream.