Method and apparatus for image capture, compression and transmission of a visual image over telephonic or radio transmission system

• US 20060001736A1
• Filed: 02/02/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: e-Watch, Inc. (Cision Ltd.), The Telesis Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: e-Watch, Inc. (Cision Ltd.)
• Inventors: Monroe, David A.
• Application Number:
  US11/049,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20060001736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN

Abstract

An image capture, conversion, compression, storage and transmission system provides a data signal representing the image in a format and protocol capable of being transmitted over any of a plurality of readily available transmission systems and received by readily available, standard equipment receiving stations. The system is adapted to be installed in a standard cellular phone configuration, providing a portable, hand held, wireless transmission system for transmitting video image signals to a remote receiving station.

Claims

1. A portable audio-visual transceiver for providing a teleconferencing environment wherein the transceiver provides a local station for sending and receiving signals comprising:

a. a display screen for displaying a received image;

b. at least one sensor adapted for generating an electronic video signal representing a teleconference attendee;

c. at least one sensor adapted for generating an electronic audio signal representing the teleconference attendee;

d. a transmitter for transmitting the electronic signals;

e. a receiver for receiving electronic signals;

f. a display screen for reproducing a received video signal; and

g. a speaker for reproducing a received audio signal;

2. The transceiver of claim 1, further including a multiplexer for multiplexing a plurality of transmittable signals prior to transmission.

3. The transceiver of claim 1, further including a demultiplexer for separating a received signal into at least a separate video signal and a separate audio signal.

4. The transceiver of claim 1, further including a video digitization and compression device.

5. The transceiver of claim 1, further including an audio digitization compression device.

6. The transceiver of claim 1, further including a data input device.

7. The transceiver of claim 6, wherein the data input device is a keypad.

9. The transceiver of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is for transmitting and receiving signals via a surrogate satellite system.

10. The transceiver of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is for transmitting and receiving signals via a satellite system.

11. The transceiver of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is for transmitting and receiving signals via a plurality of communications systems.

12. The transceiver of claim 1, wherein the transceiver includes a processor for receiving control signals for controlling the functions of the transceiver.

13. The transceiver of claim 12, wherein the control signals are generated by the transceiver.

14. The transceiver of claim 12, wherein the control signals are transmitted to and received by the transceiver.

15. The transceiver of claim 1, further including means for transmitting and receiving graphic signals, wherein received graphic signals may be displayed on the display screen.

16. The transceiver of claim 1, further including means for transmitting and receiving alpha-numeric information, wherein the alpha-numeric information may be displayed on the display screen.

8. The transceiver of claim one, wherein the transceiver is for transmitting and receiving signals via a cellular transmission system.