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Broadly, the various ways and means by which people communicate with one another over some distance. In a narrow sense, a teleconference is a two-way, interactive meeting, between relatively small groups of people (approximately 1 to 10 at each end), who usually use permanent teleconferencing facilities. A teleconference involves audio communication between the locations, but may also involve video or graphics. See also Telephone service; Videotelephony.
A teleseminar is utilized for educational purposes; it is primarily one-way communication to many destinations from one source. A teleseminar almost always uses audio communication, and may also use video and some form of graphics. A means is provided for the receiving locations to ask questions of the instructor via microphones or telephone handsets.
A telemeeting is often called an ad hoc teleconference, with the ad hoc referring to places, times, participants, and purpose. A telemeeting is similar to a teleseminar in that it is primarily a one-way communication, usually staged or prepared by video program professionals. It may be set up to order, using temporary equipment or circuits.
Computer conferencing is a method for people to communicate by using computers. The medium is quite flexible, as it can be used between just two people, between one and many people, or among many people. Basically, computer conferencing involves typing a message on a computer terminal and transmitting it to one or more destinations electronically. Sophisticated networks are required to accomplish computer conferencing between many users, or a simple data modem and telephone circuit can allow two people at a time to conference. See also Data communications; Local-area networks; Wide-area networks.
Currently, the most popular form of teleconferencing by far is the audio conference. Using plain speaker telephones, special speaker phones, corporate private branch exchange (PBX) systems, or special services, most business people use this form of teleconference regularly. Probably next in popularity is the Teleseminar, used for “distance learning,” or formal education and training. The Internet has become a popular medium to facilitate both of these forms of teleconferencing, as high-speed connections such as digital subscriber line (DSL), cable modem, and satellite have become more prevalent. See also Communications satellite; Internet; Private branch exchange.
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A conference between persons remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system.
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(DOD, NATO) A conference between persons remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system.
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A teleconference or teleseminar is the live exchange and mass articulation of information among several persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system. Terms as audio conferencing, telephone conferencing and phone conferencing are also sometimes used to refer to teleconferencing.
The telecommunications system may support the teleconference by providing one or more of the following audio, video, and/or data services by one or more means, such as telephone, computer, telegraph, teletype, radio, and television.[1]
Teleconferencing is small group communication through an electronic medium. Teleconferencing is an electronic meeting which allows 3 or more people to meet across times zones or office cubicles. Teleconferencing is used as a short hand term to represent an array of technologies and services like a three way telephone conversation and a full motion color television. Conference calls connect people through a conference bridge, which is essentially a server that acts like a telephone and can answer multiple calls simultaneously. Audio Conferencing • It historically began with the familiar “conference call,” generally set up by an operator working with the local telephone company • relies primarily on the spoken word, with occasional extra capacity for faxing documents or “slow scan” image transmissions • Over 20 billion minutes of use per year and an annual unit volume growth rate of over 20%, audio conferencing remains the most commonly-used form of teleconferencing today • Limited calls between two sites only require a set with either a three way calling feature or a conferencing feature supported by a PBX (private branch exchange) • Adding additional sites to an audio conference requires an electronic device called a bridge to provide the connection Video Conferencing • It offers glamour but has not fully caught on as a routine business tool because of its technical complexity • The most common method used to connect individuals for a video conference is through a computer network • The computer network is the central hub where all the participants go to connect to the conference • There are 2 main ways to connect the participants to the central hub which are the ISDN networks or the IP networks Computer Mediated • Rather than video conferencing which is a ‘see me’ type of interaction, computer mediated conferencing is more about ‘see what I see’ • At the most basic form computer mediated is the written form of a conference call
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Internet teleconferencing includes internet telephone conferencing, videoconferencing, and Augmented Reality conferencing.
Internet telephony involves conducting a teleconference over the Internet or a Wide Area Network. One key technology in this area is Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). Popular software for personal use includes Skype, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger.
A working example of a Augmented Reality conferencing was demonstrated at the Salone di Mobile in Milano by AR+RFID Lab. [2] TELEPORT is another AR teleconferencing tool.[3]
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| Translations: Teleconference |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - telekonference
Nederlands (Dutch)
teleconferentie (vergadering op afstand via telefoon etc.)
Français (French)
n. - téléconférence
Deutsch (German)
n. - Konferenz, bei der die Teilnehmer über Fernverbindung kommunizieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τηλε(συν)διάσκεψη
Italiano (Italian)
conferenza telefonica
Português (Portuguese)
n. - teleconferência (f)
Русский (Russian)
деловая встреча/бесе- да/конференция по телесвязи
Español (Spanish)
n. - teleconferencia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - telekonferens, telefonkonferens
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
电传会议, 电信会议
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 電傳會議, 電信會議
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (통신을 이용한) 원격지간 회의
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) موءتمر الأتصالات
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שיחת ועידה באמצעות תקשורת-רחק (טלפון, טלביזיה וכו')
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