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Collaborative video conferencing system

US5872923A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 1993
Grant dateFeb 16, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/329
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A video conferencing system, wherein multiple parties at different locations can view, and modify, a common image on their computer displays. The invention also provides a video camera at each computer, which takes a video picture of each party. The invention distributes data to all computers involved in the conference from which each computer can generate a display containing the common image, the modifications, and the video pictures.

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