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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2008
Applicants:

Mitul Sen, San Jose, CA (US);

Steven L. Christenson, Campbell, CA (US);

Shreya G. Reddy, Fremont, CA (US);

Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mitul Sen, San Jose, CA (US);

Steven L. Christenson, Campbell, CA (US);

Shreya G. Reddy, Fremont, CA (US);

Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/0065 (2013.01); H04B 17/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus to identify channels in a communications network are described. The method may comprise receiving communications on a plurality of communication channels including at least a first communication channel and a second communication channel. The method identifies when a channel change occurs from the first communication channel to the second communication channel. An audio identifier associated with the second communication channel is then included in an audio stream communicated via the second communication channel.


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