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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2006
Larry Raymond Metzger, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Michael P. O'brien, Manasquan, NJ (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Larry Raymond Metzger, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Michael P. O'Brien, Manasquan, NJ (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of and system for adjusting audio volume in a conference call environment are disclosed. The method comprises associating respective gain factors with each source of a plurality of incoming audio streams. The method further comprises automatically adjusting the volume of each incoming audio stream in accordance with the associated gain factor. In accordance with example embodiments, the method may be performed either at a telephony endpoint such as a VoIP telephone or at a conference bridge.