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Videophone and method for a video call

US7404001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2002
Grant dateJul 22, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2380/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A videophone. The videophone can include an imaging mechanism for taking a video picture of a scene. The videophone can include a mechanism for producing a first video stream of the scene and a second video stream of the scene from the video picture and sending the first video stream and the second video stream onto a network at the same time, the producing mechanism in communication with the imaging mechanism. The videophone can include a mechanism for receiving a plurality of video streams of different scenes from a network. The videophone can include a mechanism for displaying the different scenes of the plurality of video streams alongside each other. A method for a video call.

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