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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
May. 13, 2003
Applicants:
William W. Liang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cullen F. Jennings, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
William W. Liang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cullen F. Jennings, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Combining signals includes receiving signals from communication devices, where each signal is associated with a content describing the signal. The following is repeated for each signal: the content associated with a signal is examined, whether the signal is a voice signal is determined in accordance with the content, and the signals are sent to a signal combiner in accordance with the determination of whether the signal is a voice signal. The signals are combined at the signal combiner.