Teleconferencing system, method of communication, computer program product and master communication device

摘要

According to an aspect of the invention a teleconferencing system is conceived, which teleconferencing system comprises a master communication device and a plurality of satellite communication devices, wherein the master communication device is arranged to communicate with a far-end communication device through a global communication channel and to communicate with the plurality of satellite communication devices through a plurality of local communication channels, wherein the master communication device is further arranged to act as a portal between the far-end communication device and the satellite communication devices by forwarding voice communications received from the far-end communication device to the satellite communication devices through the local communication channels, and by mixing voice communications received from the satellite communication devices into a unified voice signal and sending said unified voice signal to the far-end communication device through the global communication channel.

主权项

1. A teleconferencing system comprising:
a master communication device; and a plurality of satellite communication devices, wherein each of the master communication device and the plurality of satellite communication devices include communication circuitry configured and arranged for transmitting and receiving signals, wherein the master communication device is arranged to communicate with a far-end communication device, which includes communications circuitry, through a global communication channel and to communicate with the plurality of satellite communication devices through a plurality of local communication channels, wherein the master communication device is further arranged to act as a portal between the far-end communication device and the plurality of satellite communication devices by: forwarding voice communications received from the far-end communication device to the plurality of satellite communication devices through the local communication channels, mixing voice communications received from the plurality of satellite communication devices into a unified voice signal and sending said unified voice signal to the far-end communication device through the global communication channel, characterized in that the master communication device is arranged to establish the local communication channels by performing NFC-based pairing procedures with prospective satellite communication devices, wherein the NFC-based pairing procedures include the master communication device configured and arranged to accept the NFC-based pairing by granting connections of the prospective satellite communication devices into a local network formed by said local communication channels.