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Audio/video conference system for electronic caregiving

  • US 20010054071A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2001
  • Published: 12/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An audio/video-call system for allowing communication between a first user and a second user, wherein the communication includes an audio stream, a video stream, and a data stream, the system comprising:

  • a first and second communication systems separated geographically, wherein the first user and the second user each control one of the communication systems, and wherein each of the communication systems include a video camera, a microphone, an Internet socket for connecting the communication system to the Internet, and a phone socket for connecting the communication system to a phone line;

    wherein the Internet is used for sending a data stream initiating a call from the first communication system to the second communication system, and for transmitting the video stream and the data stream between the first and the second communication systems once the call is initiated; and

    wherein once the call is initiated, the phone line is used for sending the audio stream between the first user and the second user.

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