Home improvement telepresence system and method
First Claim
1. A method for providing remote real-time technical support to a home user, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a wireless connection between a subscriber worn headset and a subscriber computer;
connecting the subscriber computer to an Internet service provider;
running a browser on the subscriber computer;
establishing a connection between the subscriber computer and a home improvement technical support server;
establishing a connection between the support server and a computer workstation manned by a technical expert; and
establishing a two-way audio and one way video communication channel between the subscriber and the technical expert.
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Abstract
The home improvement telepresence system and method is an Internet based system in which a plurality of home-based subscribers obtain real time audio and video support from a pool of experts trained in the subscribers area of interest. The subscriber wears a headset having a camera, microphone, earpiece, and light source mounted thereon. The headset is wirelessly connected to a subscriber-supplied computer having a high-speed connection to the Internet by which means browser software installed on the computer communicates with the home improvement computer server. The server software schedules and routes incoming calls from remote subscribers to computer workstations manned by expert in the subscriber'"'"'s area of concern.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for providing remote real-time technical support to a home user, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a wireless connection between a subscriber worn headset and a subscriber computer;
connecting the subscriber computer to an Internet service provider;
running a browser on the subscriber computer;
establishing a connection between the subscriber computer and a home improvement technical support server;
establishing a connection between the support server and a computer workstation manned by a technical expert; and
establishing a two-way audio and one way video communication channel between the subscriber and the technical expert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A home improvement telepresence system for providing remote technical assistance, comprising:
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at least one subscriber station having a headset including a microphone, a video camera, and an earpiece mounted thereon, and having a subscriber computer, the headset being in wireless communication with the subscriber computer, the computer being electrically connected to a computer network; and
at least one server computer having an interface for communication over the computer network, application program means, the application program means containing instruction code for routing voice and video data from the at least one subscriber computer to the at least one customer service workstation. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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