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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Skype, Dublin, IE;
Skype, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A method of receiving at a terminal a first signal transmitted via a communication network, said method comprising the steps of; receiving at the terminal the first signal comprising a plurality of data elements; analyzing characteristics of the first signal; receiving from a user of the terminal a second signal to be transmitted from the terminal; analyzing characteristics of the second signal to detect audio activity in the second signal; and applying a delay between receiving at the terminal and outputting from the terminal at least one of said plurality of data elements; and adjusting the delay based on the analyzed characteristics of the first signal and on the detection of audio activity in the second signal.