Videoconference system and method therefor

Details Videoconference system and method therefor Videoconference system and method therefor

1997-04-02

2000-03-14

Kuntz, Curtis A.

Television

Two-way video and voice communication

User positioning

348 17, 379 9321, H04N 714

Patent

active

060379707

ABSTRACT:
A videoconference system holds a videoconference among N (a plurality of) communication centers connected by a communication line. Each communication center includes: N-1 display devices for displaying images from the other communication centers participating in the videoconference; N-1 speaker devices for outputting voices from the other communication centers participating in the videoconference; N-1 camera devices disposed at positions corresponding to the display devices, for imaging participants in the videoconference; N-1 microphone devices disposed at positions corresponding to the display devices, for capturing voices from the participants; and a transmitter/receiver transmitting output signals from the N-1 camera devices and output signals from the N-1 microphone devices to the other communication centers, and receiving output signals from the camera devices and output signals from the microphone devices of the other N-1 communication centers, the transmitter/receiver for supplying the output signals from the camera devices and the output signals from the microphone devices of the other N-1 communication centers to the N-1 display devices and the N-1 speaker devices corresponding to the camera devices and the microphone devices.

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