(19)
(11) EP 2 868 072 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/50

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
28.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/39

(21) Application number: 13734901.5

(22) Date of filing: 19.06.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04M 3/56(2006.01)
H04M 3/22(2006.01)
G10L 25/78(2013.01)
H04M 3/42(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/046653
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/004224 (03.01.2014 Gazette 2014/01)

(54)

METRIC FOR MEETING COMMENCEMENT IN A VOICE CONFERENCING SYSTEM

METRIK FÜR DEN BEGINN EINES MEETINGS IN EINEM SPRACHKONFERENZSYSTEM

MESURE DE DÉBUT DE RENCONTRE DANS UN SYSTÈME DE CONFÉRENCE VOCALE


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 28.06.2012 US 201261665429 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.05.2015 Bulletin 2015/19

(73) Proprietor: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
San Francisco, CA 94103 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DICKINS, Glenn, N.
    McMahons Point, New South Wales 2060 (AU)
  • ECKERT, Michael
    McMahons Point, New South Wales 2060 (AU)
  • CATZ, Jean-Francois
    Eguilles 13510 (FR)

(74) Representative: Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe 
Apollo Building, 3E Herikerbergweg 1-35
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost (NL)


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