COMBINING SIGNALS AT A CONFERENCE BRIDGE

Combining signals includes receiving signals from communication devices, where each signal is associated with a content describing the signal. The following is repeated for each signal: the content associated with a signal is examined, whether the signal is a voice signal is determined in accordance with the content, and the signals are sent to a signal combiner in accordance with the determination of whether the signal is a voice signal. The signals are combined at the signal combiner.