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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Alain Michaud, Kanata, CA;
Trung (Tim) Trinh, Nepean, CA;
Tom Gray, Mansfield, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitel Networks Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G10L 13/08 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for merging multi-modal communications are disclosed. The multi-modal communications can be synchronous, asynchronous and semi-synchronous. By way of a non-limiting example, at least two devices operating with varied modalities can be connected to a conferencing appliance. The conferencing appliance can integrate the differing modalities from the at least two devices by executing at least one of turn taking, conference identification, participant identification, ordering of interjections, modulation of meaning, expectation of shared awareness, floor domination and combination thereof.