Television – Two-way video and voice communication – User positioning
Patent
1996-03-11
1999-08-17
Isen, Forester W.
Television
Two-way video and voice communication
User positioning
348 17, 348 14, H04N 714
Patent
active
059401192
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a communications terminal, including a video telephone, for transmitting and receiving video and audio. The terminal includes video recording apparatus and video reproduction apparatus with the video recording apparatus being switchable into an "off" mode by operation of a flap. In order to use the transmission capacity of the communications terminal even when the flap is closed, an image which already exists in a video memory is transmitted. A changeover is automatically made to the video memory by operation of the flap.
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Copy German Search Report.
Platte Hans-Joachim
Spruck Manfred
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH
Emanuel Peter M.
Isen Forester W.
Mei Xu
Tripoli Joseph S.
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