Method and apparatus for image capture, compression and transmission of a visual image over telephonic or radio transmission system
US6181954A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0262
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image capture, conversion, compression, storage and transmission system provides a data signal representing the image in a format and protocol capable of being transmitted over any of a plurality of readily available transmission systems and received by readily available, standard equipment receiving stations. The system is adapted to be installed in a standard cellular phone configuration, providing a portable, hand held, wireless transmission system for transmitting video image signals to a remote receiving station.
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