Videophone system and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Videophone system and method 有权
    视频电话系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08063928B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-22

    申请号:US11514216

    申请日:2006-09-01

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14

    摘要: System and method for providing personal videotelephony in which a plurality of videophones are connected to a communications network that is configured for transmitted video and audio communications. Each of the videophones typically includes a camera, display device, telephone keypad, speaker and microphone all of which are operatively connected. The videophones further include means for selectably receiving and transmitting signals over the communications network, which signals represent images and/or sound, and for selectably displaying the signals representing any received signals representing the images on the display screen, and for playing any received signals representing the sounds on said speaker. Means are also provided for selectably accessing a remote location, such as, but not limited to, another videophone, using information entered or selected by a user of the videophone, and to retrieve the signals representing the images and sounds being transmitted from the remote location. In one or more embodiments the present invention further includes at least one networks operation center to store information related to the operation of the videophones and to facilitate the operation of the videophones.

    摘要翻译: 用于提供个人视频电话的系统和方法,其中多个可视电话连接到被配置用于发送的视频和音频通信的通信网络。 每个视频电话通常包括相机,显示设备,电话键盘,扬声器和麦克风,所有这些都是可操作地连接的。 视频电话还包括用于通过通信网络可选择地接收和发送信号的装置,哪些信号表示图像和/或声音,并且用于可选地显示表示在显示屏幕上表示图像的任何接收信号的信号,并且用于播放表示 所述扬声器上的声音。 还提供了用于可选择地访问远程位置(例如但不限于另一可视电话)的手段,使用由可视电话的用户输入或选择的信息,并且检索表示从远程位置发送的图像和声音的信号 。 在一个或多个实施例中,本发明还包括至少一个网络操作中心,用于存储与视频电话的操作有关的信息,并且便于视频电话的操作。

    Videophone System and Method
    4.
    发明申请
    Videophone System and Method 审中-公开
    视频电话系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110228041A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-22

    申请号:US13111220

    申请日:2011-05-19

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14

    摘要: System and method for providing personal videotelephony in which a plurality of videophones are connected to a communications network that is configured for transmitted video and audio communications. Each of the videophones typically includes a camera, display device, telephone keypad, speaker and microphone all of which are operatively connected. The videophones further include means for selectably receiving and transmitting signals over the communications network, which signals represent images and/or sound, and for selectably displaying the signals representing any received signals representing the images on the display screen, and for playing any received signals representing the sounds on said speaker. Means are also provided for selectably accessing a remote location, such as, but not limited to, another videophone, using information entered or selected by a user of the videophone, and to retrieve the signals representing the images and sounds being transmitted from the remote location. In one or more embodiments the present invention further includes at least one networks operation center to store information related to the operation of the videophones and to facilitate the operation of the videophones.

    摘要翻译: 用于提供个人视频电话的系统和方法,其中多个可视电话连接到被配置用于发送的视频和音频通信的通信网络。 每个视频电话通常包括相机,显示设备,电话键盘,扬声器和麦克风,所有这些都是可操作地连接的。 视频电话还包括用于通过通信网络可选择地接收和发送信号的装置,哪些信号表示图像和/或声音,并且用于可选地显示表示在显示屏幕上表示图像的任何接收信号的信号,并且用于播放表示 所述扬声器上的声音。 还提供了用于可选择地访问远程位置(例如但不限于另一可视电话)的手段,使用由可视电话的用户输入或选择的信息,并且检索表示从远程位置发送的图像和声音的信号 。 在一个或多个实施例中,本发明还包括至少一个网络操作中心,用于存储与视频电话的操作有关的信息,并且便于视频电话的操作。