公开(公告)号：AU4187500A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-23

申请号：AU4187500

申请日：2000-03-30

Applicant: MULTITUDE INC

Inventor： MORRIS JAMES E G ,  LERNER EDWARD A ,  POELKE JAMES ,  MIN ARTHUR ,  MONEY WILLIAM

IPC: H04L12/16

公开(公告)号：WO0060809A8

公开(公告)日：2001-03-15

申请号：PCT/US0008688

申请日：2000-03-30

Applicant: MULTITUDE INC

Inventor： MORRIS JAMES E G ,  LERNER EDWARD A ,  POELKE JAMES ,  MIN ARTHUR ,  MONEY WILLIAM

IPC: H04L12/16

CPC classification number: H04L12/16

Abstract: The present invention provides a graphical user interface (GUI) 404 and network based telephony system 206 and method for establishing an audio conference. In a network environment where a plurality of computers connected, the invention establishes a connection between plurality of computers, to allow audio/text conferences and peer-to-peer text messaging. Once a conference is created, each participant may add a new participant to the conference at any time during the conference call by sending a call request to the computer associated with the new participant. All participants in an audio conference may freely speak at any time they want without losing information or audio data from other participants. Each of the participants in an audio conference is in audio communication with other participants. This functionality is achieved by combining a buffer control mechanism and an audio conference facility 710. The invention also allows peer-to-peer text/audio messaging between the computers in the network and overcomes firewall incompatibility problems.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了图形用户界面（GUI）404和基于网络的电话系统206和用于建立音频会议的方法。 在连接了多台计算机的网络环境中，本发明建立了多个计算机之间的连接，以允许音频/文本会议和对等文本消息。 一旦创建会议，每个参与者可以在电话会议期间的任何时间向会议添加新的参与者，通过向与新参与者相关联的计算机发送呼叫请求。 音频会议的所有参与者可以在任何时间自由地说话，而不会丢失来自其他参与者的信息或音频数据。 音频会议中的每个参与者都与其他参与者进行音频通信。 该功能通过组合缓冲器控制机制和音频会议设施710来实现。本发明还允许网络中的计算机之间的对等文本/音频消息传递，并且克服了防火墙不兼容性问题。