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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2009
Edward T. Nelson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Scott K. Pickett, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Edward T. Nelson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Scott K. Pickett, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Converged Data Solutions Inc., Marshall, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for managing voice and data communications coupled to a wide area telecommunications network. Video data is coupled between the system and a video unit under control of a processor. Audio data is coupled between the system and a microphone unit under control of the processor. The audio data are coupled to a TDM bus in the system operating under control of the processor. The video and audio data are coupled to a digital transmission link of the wide area telecommunications network. A user participates in a video call with the video data, while concurrently the user participates in a telephone call with the audio data. Voice communications of the telephone call that stay in a circuit-switched form are provided via the TDM bus. The video call and the telephone call provide a conference call.