Telephonic communications – Having light wave or ultrasonic link for speech or paging... – Including fiber optic link within telephone network
Patent
1989-03-27
1991-01-15
Ng, Jin F.
Telephonic communications
Having light wave or ultrasonic link for speech or paging...
Including fiber optic link within telephone network
379 98, 358 85, H04M 1100, H04N 714
Patent
active
049859110
ABSTRACT:
An improved video phone which transmits a source image over a standard telephone line in conjunction with audio voice signals is disclosed. The unique initialization protocol allows asynchronous transmission with its short format. The protocol format provides for a hardware preamble for synchronizing a receiver clock, a software preamble for identifying the video image and disabling the audio, automatic gain control adjustment data and amplitude calibration data. The audio portion is disabled by coupling a capacitor across the telephone to effectively short the telephone. The telephone is placed across the bridge circuit which is provided with switches to balance the bridge in both the telephone audio and the video modes. The transmitted as well as the received signal are passed through the same delay equalization circuit, so that half the delay equalization is done before transmission, with the remaining half being done after reception. The use of a multiplexer and demultiplexer allows the same circuit to be used. The digital signals are level shifted from 5 volts to 10 volts prior to being converted into analog, and then are level shifted down again to reduce the effects of DC offset. The digital and analog voltage supplies are coupled together with a resistor and diode, and a capacitor is coupled between the analog supply and ground to combine the reset and voltage supply functions. An RC circuit providing 180.degree. of phase shift is coupled to the crystal oscillator to produce a clock which is locked into the series resonant frequency of the oscillator. The camera and the rest of the circuitry is turned on and off by a switch coupled to panel which can be slid in front of the camera, thus providing for the automatic protection of the camera lens when the system is switched off.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4485400 (1984-11-01), Lemelson et al.
patent: 4715059 (1987-12-01), Cooper-Hart et al.
Brisko, Jr. William E.
Cooper-Hart Michael A.
Emmons Lawrence D.
Mackley James S.
Stefenel Rudolph S.
Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc.
Ng Jin F.
Woo Stella L.
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