Television – Two-way video and voice communication – User positioning
Patent
1995-11-15
1998-08-11
Powell, Mark R.
Television
Two-way video and voice communication
User positioning
348 8, 348 12, 348 10, 455 63, H04N 716, H04N 714
Patent
active
057934142
ABSTRACT:
An interactive video communication system, includes a bi-directional communication channel; a central information facility connected to the communication channel; an interactive information database associated with the central information facility containing video programming material with imbedded references to high resolution digital images selectable by a system user; a data base containing the referenced high resolution digital images; a printer processor for converting a viewer selected high resolution image to control signals for printing the image on a system user's dumb color printer; and a population of system users, each having a transceiver connected to the communication channel, a video display connected to the transceiver for displaying video programming material received from the central information facility, a dumb color printer for printing high resolution color images received by the transceiver from the central information facility, and a controller for selecting high resolution digital images referenced in the programming material.
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Close Thomas H.
Eastman Kodak Company
Powell Mark R.
Srivastava Vivek
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