Television – Two-way video and voice communication – User positioning
Patent
1994-12-30
1998-05-12
Kuntz, Curtis
Television
Two-way video and voice communication
User positioning
348 12, 348 14, 370260, 395200A, 379 94, 379 96, 379202, H04N 710, H04N 714, H04M 1100, H04M 342
Patent
active
057513384
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for providing multimedia telecommunication services to multimedia workstations communicating with a multimedia central office which includes a digital switch complex coupled to a public digital telephone network, and at least one twisted pair transceiver coupled to at least one twisted pair link in a telephone loop plant. The multimedia central office further includes at least one switch complex operatively associated with the digital switch complex and the at least one twisted pair transceiver. The multimedia central office is capable of transceiving signals with multimedia workstations interfaced to the public digital telephone network, and with multimedia workstations interfaced to the at least one twisted pair link in the telephone loop plant. The signals which are transceived include audio signals, video signals, and digital data signals used in providing the multimedia telecommunication services.
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