WO2003003708A3 - Webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication - Google Patents

Webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication Download PDF

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WO2003003708A3
WO2003003708A3 PCT/US2002/018812 US0218812W WO03003708A3 WO 2003003708 A3 WO2003003708 A3 WO 2003003708A3 US 0218812 W US0218812 W US 0218812W WO 03003708 A3 WO03003708 A3 WO 03003708A3
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webcam
initiating
video communication
based interface
way video
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Paul G Allen
Michael Lee
James K Okamoto
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Diego Inc
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Publication of WO2003003708A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003003708A2/en
Publication of WO2003003708A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003003708A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04L65/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication
    • H04L65/60—Network streaming of media packets
    • H04L65/61—Network streaming of media packets for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
    • H04L65/611—Network streaming of media packets for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio for multicast or broadcast
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    • H04L65/60—Network streaming of media packets
    • H04L65/75—Media network packet handling
    • H04L65/765—Media network packet handling intermediate
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/23—Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
    • H04N21/231—Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion
    • H04N21/23106—Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion involving caching operations
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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
    • H04N21/4223—Cameras
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    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/433—Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
    • H04N21/4331—Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/478—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
    • H04N21/4788—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application communicating with other users, e.g. chatting
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/14—Systems for two-way working
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    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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    • H04N7/15—Conference systems

Abstract

A plurality of user-selectable video streams (401) are displayed on a first terminal (110), each video stream (401) being generated by a video camera (114) associated with a different terminal in a network. By selecting one of the displayed video streams (401), a user may establish two-way video communication between the first terminal (110) and the terminal (112) associated with the selected video stream.
PCT/US2002/018812 2001-06-26 2002-06-13 Webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication WO2003003708A2 (en)

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AU2002315118A AU2002315118A1 (en) 2001-06-26 2002-06-13 Webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication

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US09/892,160 2001-06-26
US09/892,160 US7003795B2 (en) 2001-06-26 2001-06-26 Webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication
US09/918,301 US7272657B2 (en) 2001-07-30 2001-07-30 System and method for displaying video streams ranked by user-specified criteria
US09/918,301 2001-07-30

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US6128649A (en) * 1997-06-02 2000-10-03 Nortel Networks Limited Dynamic selection of media streams for display
US6239836B1 (en) * 1996-11-29 2001-05-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Camera control system with restrain based on the number of clients having access

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US5546324A (en) * 1992-06-03 1996-08-13 Digital Equipment Corporation Video teleconferencing for networked workstations
US6239836B1 (en) * 1996-11-29 2001-05-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Camera control system with restrain based on the number of clients having access
US6128649A (en) * 1997-06-02 2000-10-03 Nortel Networks Limited Dynamic selection of media streams for display
US5914747A (en) * 1998-06-17 1999-06-22 Dialogic Corporation Automatic control of video conference membership

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