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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Krishna Anoop Kumar, Singapore, SG;
Teck Hong Teo, Singapore, SG;
Tze Shyan Wong, Singapore, SG;
Tanu Malhotra, Singapore, SG;
Krishna Anoop Kumar, Singapore, SG;
Teck Hong Teo, Singapore, SG;
Tze Shyan Wong, Singapore, SG;
Tanu Malhotra, Singapore, SG;
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for implementing a multipoint control unit in an endpoint that is participating in and managing a multipoint audio conference in a packet network. The multipoint control unit establishes audio communications between a plurality of endpoints of the packet network, mixes audio communications from the plurality of endpoints, and provides echo cancellation for the endpoint that is managing the multipoint audio conference.