Videophone having integrated facsimile machine

• US 20060007473A1
• Filed: 07/07/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Codex Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Codex Group, Inc.
• Inventors: Zhu, Erin
• Application Number:
  US10/886,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20060007473A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• 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 IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine includes a network interface for connecting to an IP network, a processing circuit coupled to the network interface, the processing circuit including an image capturing and processing means for creating a video voicemail, an input interface coupled to the processing circuit, a video camera coupled to the input interface, an output interface coupled to the processing circuit, and a display device coupled to the output interface.

Claims

1. An IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine comprising:

a network interface for connecting to an IP network;

a processing circuit coupled to the network interface, the processing circuit including an image capturing and processing means for creating a video voicemail;

an input interface coupled to the processing circuit;

a video camera coupled to the input interface;

an output interface coupled to the processing circuit; and

a display device coupled to the output interface.

2. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 1, wherein the network interface comprises an Ethernet interface.

3. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 1, wherein the network interface comprises a USB interface.

4. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 1, wherein the video voicemail comprises data, video, and audio.

5. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 1, further comprising a numeric keypad coupled to the input interface.

6. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 1, further comprising a navigation device coupled to the input interface.

7. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 1, further comprising a mode button coupled to the input interface, the mode button operable to select between and store-and-forward mode of operation and a real-time mode of operation.

8. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 1, further comprising a printer coupled to the output interface.

9. An IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine comprising:

a housing;

a processing circuit disposed within the housing, the processing circuit including an image capturing and processing means for creating a video voicemail;

a network interface for connecting to an IP network coupled to the processing circuit;

an input interface coupled to the processing circuit;

a video camera coupled to the input interface;

an output interface coupled to the processing circuit; and

a display device coupled to the output interface.

10. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 9, wherein the network interface comprises an Ethernet interface.

11. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 9, wherein the network interface comprises a USB interface.

12. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 9, wherein the video voicemail comprises data, video, and audio.

13. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 9, further comprising a numeric keypad coupled to the input interface.

14. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 9, further comprising a navigation device coupled to the input interface.

15. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 9, further comprising a mode button coupled to the input interface, the mode button operable to select between and store-and-forward mode of operation and a real-time mode of operation.

16. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 9, further comprising a printer coupled to the output interface.

17. An IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine comprising:

a housing;

a processing circuit disposed within the housing, the processing circuit including an image capturing and processing means for creating a video voicemail, the video voicemail including data, video, and audio;

a network interface for connecting to an IP network coupled to the processing circuit;

an input interface coupled to the processing circuit;

a video camera coupled to the input interface;

a numeric keypad coupled to the input interface;

a navigation device coupled to the input interface;

an output interface coupled to the processing circuit;

a display device coupled to the output interface; and

a printer coupled to the output interface.

18. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 17, wherein the network interface comprises an Ethernet interface.

19. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 17, wherein the network interface comprises a USB interface.

20. The IP-based videophone having an integrated facsimile machine of claim 17, further comprising a mode button coupled to the input interface, the mode button operable to select between and store-and-forward mode of operation and a real-time mode of operation.