{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781273","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9781273","title":"Teleconferencing using monophonic audio mixed with positional metadata","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2016-07-20T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04M","H04L","H04L"],"num_claims":14,"abstract":"In some embodiments, a method for preparing monophonic audio for transmission to a node of a teleconferencing system, including steps of generating a monophonic mixed audio signal, including by a mixing a metadata signal (e.g., a tone) with monophonic audio indicative of speech by a currently dominant participant in a teleconference, and encoding the mixed audio signal for transmission, where the metadata signal is indicative of an apparent source position for the currently dominant conference participant. Other embodiments include steps of decoding such a transmitted encoded signal to determine the monophonic mixed audio signal, identifying the metadata signal, and determining the apparent source position corresponding to the currently dominant participant from the metadata signal. Other aspects are systems configured to perform any embodiment of the method or steps thereof."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Teleconferencing using monophonic audio mixed with positional metadata","description":"In some embodiments, a method for preparing monophonic audio for transmission to a node of a teleconferencing system, including steps of generating a monophonic mixed audio signal, including by a mixi","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781273","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781273","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Teleconferencing using monophonic audio mixed with positional metadata\" (US-9781273). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781273","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781273","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9781273","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T20:45:02.633Z"}