WO1998033317A3 - System and method for video/audio conferencing - Google Patents

System and method for video/audio conferencing Download PDF

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WO1998033317A3
WO1998033317A3 PCT/US1998/001163 US9801163W WO9833317A3 WO 1998033317 A3 WO1998033317 A3 WO 1998033317A3 US 9801163 W US9801163 W US 9801163W WO 9833317 A3 WO9833317 A3 WO 9833317A3
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Dennis M Diresta
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/14—Systems for two-way working
    • H04N7/15—Conference systems
    • H04N7/152—Multipoint control units therefor

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A video conferencing system (11) and method is disclosed for providing real-time audio/visual communications and data transfer between at least two device/system users over conventional POTS copper-wire based telephone lines, or T1/E1 telephone lines (39). The video conferencing system includes: a personal computer (13), a combination video and audio encoding and decoding circuit, a combination video display and audio input/output circuit, a sound sensing device, a digitizing circuit for transforming detected sound into digital audio, a continuous display camera (20) in electronic communication with the input/output circuit including an overlay feature for transforming detected visual images into a digital video signal, and a two way coder/decoder (CODEC) for combining the transformed digital audio and digital video signals into high-speed digital audio/visual signals.
PCT/US1998/001163 1997-01-24 1998-01-22 System and method for video/audio conferencing WO1998033317A2 (en)

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