Apparatus and method for storage and playback of video images an

Details Apparatus and method for storage and playback of video images an Apparatus and method for storage and playback of video images an

1997-01-28

1999-03-23

Chan, Wing F.

Television

Two-way video and voice communication

User positioning

379 9321, 379202, H04N 715

Patent

active

058867341

ABSTRACT:
In a multipoint control unit for conferencing audiovisual terminals, conference participants are greeted with audio and video welcome messages and then placed in an automated queue. The automated queue is a holding queue from which a conference operator can select the next available conference participant in the queue and conduct a subconference. Apparatus in the multipoint control unit includes a memory for storing video data and a processor coupled to the memory for controlling playback of the video data to a connected terminal during conference setup.

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