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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2009
Koen Bernard Vos, San Francisco, CA (US);
Julian Spittka, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henrik Aström, Solna, SE;
Karsten Vandborg Sorensen, Stockholm, SE;
Soren Skak Jensen, Malmö, SE;
Koen Bernard Vos, San Francisco, CA (US);
Julian Spittka, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henrik Aström, Solna, SE;
Karsten Vandborg Sorensen, Stockholm, SE;
Soren Skak Jensen, Malmö, SE;
Skype, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A first user terminal, host terminal, method and program. The first terminal comprises: a transceiver for communicating with a plurality of other user terminals over a communication network; and communications processing apparatus, coupled to the transceiver, and arranged to participate in a call with a selected number of the other user terminals via the transceiver and communication network, the call including transmission of a voice signal from the first user terminal. The communications processing apparatus is operable in a mode whereby it temporarily discontinues transmission of the voice signal in response to detecting less than a predetermined level of activity on said voice signal, and the communications processing apparatus is further configured to selectively enable that mode in dependence on the selected number of other user terminals in the call.