Visual telephone apparatus

Details Visual telephone apparatus Visual telephone apparatus

1996-05-09

1998-12-15

Woo, Stella

Television

Two-way video and voice communication

User positioning

379 9317, 37910013, 37910015, 37910016, 37910017, 348 16, 348 14, H04N 714, H04M 1100

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058502513

ABSTRACT:
A visual telephone apparatus of the present invention is capable of deciding whether the apparatus of the other party of communication is a normal telephone apparatus or facsimile equipment by the operator who hears the data received from a connected communication medium or automatically by analysis of the procedure of controlling the communication with the apparatus of the other party, and transmitting the data obtained by photographing a subject in accordance with the communication specification corresponding to the apparatus decided, as well as receiving the data from the apparatus of the other party in accordance with the communication specification corresponding to the apparatus decided and displaying the data on a display unit. The apparatus is also capable of visual telephone communication with a visual telephone set and facsimile communication with facsimile terminal equipment.

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