Teleconference recording and playback system and associated method

摘要

A teleconference recording and marking system for use by a plurality of teleconference participants includes a plurality of telephones with each having a mechanism for transmitting a voice signal and a marking signal. A mechanism is provided for establishing a communications link between the telephones. Another mechanism is used for recording the audible voice signals and marking signals transmitted from the telephones in a digital data stream. Also included is a mechanism for determining a plurality of time offsets with each time offset measured from a known location in the data stream to each marking signal. A storage mechanism is included for storing the data stream and time offsets. Lastly, a player mechanism is provided for playing the data stream starting at any one of the time offsets. The system combines the use of telecommunication and computer networks in order to allow teleconferences to be recorded and marked and later retrieved and played.