Video teleconferencing assembly and process
US6731324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An assembly and process for video telecommunication between a host site and a remote site for medical applications. The host site and remote site have computer assemblies constructed and arranged to form a computerized video telecommunications system between them. The remote site includes medical apparatus and procedures having visual and/or audio recognition systems whereby training, service, troubleshooting and instrument installation assistance can be conducted from the host site. The video telecommunication system at the host and remote sites include networking software for the communication of audio and visual signals between the sites. The communication between the host site and remote site may be direct communication or communication over the internet. The communication link between the host site and remote site may include an analog telephone line, a digital telephone line, an analog wireless network, a digital wireless network, a fiber optic cable, a satellite transmission network, an electromagnetic wave network, a graviton radiation wave network and a radio frequency wave network.
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