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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Avrohom Y. Charish, Lakewood, NJ (US);
Avrohom Y. Charish, Lakewood, NJ (US);
Cinchcast, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for providing an audio conference includes receiving audio from a moderator via a circuit-switched telephone network, transmitting a representation of the audio to a first listener group via the circuit-switched telephone network, and transmitting a representation of the audio to a second listener group via a packet-switched network. The audio conference is preferably transmitted to the first listener group and the second listener group in real-time or near real-time (e.g., within a few seconds). Although the method and system could be used with any suitable circuit-switched telephone network, the method and system are preferably used with a public switched telephone network. Further, although the method and system could be used with any suitable packet-switched network, the method and system are preferably used with the Internet.