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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven D. Edelson, Wayland, MA (US);
Ede Phang Ng, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
MediaRing.com Ltd., , SI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 ;
Abstract
In an Internet telephony system, personal computers are interconnected by means of the Internet to transmit and receive voice sounds detected by microphones connected to the personal computers. Each personal computer is provided with a capability to adjust the sensitivity of the microphone at the remote personal computer. By means of the same control, each personal computer can also adjust the gain of the local speaker.