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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
David S Benco, Winfield, IL (US);
Kevin J Overend, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Baoling S Sheen, Naperville, IL (US);
Sandra Lynn True, St. Charles, IL (US);
Kenneth J Voight, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
David S Benco, Winfield, IL (US);
Kevin J Overend, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Baoling S Sheen, Naperville, IL (US);
Sandra Lynn True, St. Charles, IL (US);
Kenneth J Voight, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for supporting virtual conferences includes a switching center, a virtual conference database and a virtual conference bridge. The virtual conference database stores virtual conference information comprising, for example, images associated with a room type, an outdoor environment, a presentation medium and/or a meeting room facility. The switching center is operable to set up a virtual conference including a host terminal and one or more participating terminals by connecting the terminals to the conference bridge, retrieving selected virtual conference information from the virtual conference database and sending the information to the virtual conference bridge. The virtual conference information includes images of the participants such that the host terminal and participating terminals see and hear other participants in a virtual meeting room.