Apparatus, method and system for multimedia control and communication
US5922047A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4147
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia control apparatus (101, 201) provides for control over a plurality of media (145), including telephony, video conferencing, video display, home automation and control, and other communication systems such as voice mail. The multimedia control apparatus includes a network interface (110) coupleable to a network communication channel (103) for communication with a network (104); a user interface (120) responsive to receive a first control signal of a plurality of control signals; a plurality of media application modules (140), each media application module of the plurality of media application modules coupleable to a corresponding medium of a plurality of corresponding media (145); and a processor arrangement (130) having a plurality of operating modes. The processor arrangement (130) is responsive, through a set of program instructions and in response to the first control signal, to select a first media application module of the plurality of media application modules, to enter a first operating mode of the plurality of operating modes, the first operating mode corresponding to the first media application module, and with the processor arrangement being further responsiv…
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