| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an audio-conference bridge system and method. SOLUTION: This present invention discards the traditional notion of a single mixing function for a conference. Instead, the novel, flexible design of the present invention provides a separate mixing function for each participant (20) in the conference. This new architecture is described generally herein as "edge point mixing" (70). The edge point mixing overcomes the limitations of a traditional conference system by providing each participant control over his/her conference experience. The edge point mixing also allows, when desired, the simulation of a "real-life" conference by permitting each participant to receive a distinctly mixed audio signal from the conference depending on the performer's "position" within a virtual conference world. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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