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Teleconference terminal equipment and teleconference module

US5606554A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 1995
Grant dateFeb 25, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A teleconference terminal equipment adapted to construct an AV meeting system as an intended use, comprising a network interface and communications network control unit, a multimedia multiplexing/demultiplexing and interterminal signal control unit which multiplexes and demultiplexes video data and control data contained in a communication frame to be transmitted by the control unit and a communication frame received by the same, respectively, a picture codec which codes and decodes video data, a video input/output interface which connects an external camera to the picture codec, a camera control/external device multiconnector, and a CPU which controls an operation of the external camera through the multiconnector on the basis of control data delivered from the control unit.

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