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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Michael Bevin, Tallinn, EE;
Karsten Vandborg Sorensen, Stockholm, SE;
Antonio Varanda, London, GB;
Tiago Loureiro, Tallinn, EE;
Michael Bevin, Tallinn, EE;
Karsten Vandborg Sorensen, Stockholm, SE;
Antonio Varanda, London, GB;
Tiago Loureiro, Tallinn, EE;
Skype, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A method of transmitting a combined audio signal to at least one of a plurality of participants in a communication event comprising; receiving an audio signal from each of said plurality of participants together with audio activity information associated with each of said received audio signals; analysing a measure of audio activity for each received audio signal based on the audio activity information associated with each of said received signals, wherein said measure of audio activity allows audio signals comprising audio activity to be compared; selecting a set of audio signals from said received audio signals based on the analysed measure of audio activity for each signal; decoding said set of audio signals; and combining said set of audio signals to generate said combined audio signal to be transmitted to said at least one of said plurality of participants.