Multi-channel telephone data collection, collaboration and conferencing system and method of using the same

Abstract

A multi-channel telephone data collection, collaboration and conferencing system for use with a plurality of telephone channels, the telephone channels being interconnected to facilitate a conference call between a plurality of telephone conferencing devices, the system comprising: a call processor having at least two telephone conferencing device input/output ports connected to the processor and to the plurality of telephone conferencing devices, the call processor generates an audio signal corresponding to each of the plurality of telephone conferencing devices connected to the telephone input/output ports; an audio saving module, connected to the call processor, that converts the audio signal corresponding to each of the plurality of telephone conferencing devices to a digital signal; a memory device that stores the digital signals corresponding to each conference device; an audio switch, connected to the call processor and the memory device, that has a plurality of audio inputs corresponding to each of the conference devices and that selects an appropriate audio input to present to the output ports of the call processor in response to a select signal; and an application logic controller, connected to the call processor, the audio switch and to the memory device, that controls the operation of the system and generates the select signal according to a programmable talk mode.