IP video telephone having integrated devices

• US 20060029050A1
• Filed: 07/29/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tech Licensing LLC, Viseon Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tech Licensing LLC
• Inventors: Willey, H. Michael, Wilkinson, Michael R., Cardenas, Rene M., Lickliter, Jason A., Shirley, Brad Stacy, Harris, John C., Lehmann, Guenter Hanfried, Fichtner, CC
• Application Number:
  US11/194,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20060029050A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/356
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN

Abstract

An IP video telephone that comprises a video display for displaying video signals and a speaker for playing audio signals. A plurality of processor processes the audio and video signals received and transmitted by the IP video telephone. The processes are interconnected via an ethernet network. Integrated devices are incorporated within the IP video telephone and associated with at least one of the plurality of processors.

Claims

1. An IP video telephone, comprising:

a video display for displaying a received video signal;

a speaker for playing a received audio signal;

a plurality of processors for processing the received audio and video signals and transmitted audio and video signals, wherein the plurality of processors are each located on a same processing board;

an ethernet network for interconnecting the plurality of processors; and

an integrated device associated with at least one of the plurality processors.

2. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device is wirelessly connected to the IP video telephone.

3. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a digital jukebox.

4. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a VOIP multimedia terminal adaptor.

5. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a video camera.

6. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a network radio receiver.

7. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a digital camera.

8. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a coupon server.

9. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises an interchangeable video display.

10. The IP video telephone of claim 9, further comprising:

a video display holder for physically holding the interchangeable video display; and

a video display interface connected to the video display holder for electrically connecting the interchangeable video display to the IP video telephone.

11. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a scanner.

12. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises a ticket server.

13. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the integrated device comprises an RFID reader.

14. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the plurality of processors are configured to determine an identification of a calling number and to display a video indication associated with the identified calling party.

15. The IP video telephone of claim 1, wherein the plurality of processors are configured to play an audio visual message in response to an unanswered incoming call and recording a message from an incoming calling party.

16. An IP video telephone, comprising:

a video display for displaying a received video signal;

a speaker for playing a received audio signal;

a gateway processor for connecting the IP video telephone to an external IP network to receive the received video signal and the received audio signal, wherein the gateway processor is configured to convert a first address of a SIP packet to a second address and to convert a third address of a ethernet packet to a fourth address;

a video processor for processing the received video signal;

an audio processor for processing the received audio signal;

an ethernet network for interconnecting the gateway processor, the video processor and the audio processor within the IP video telephone;

wherein the gateway processor, the video processor and the audio processor are each located on a same processing board; and

an integrated device associated with at least one of the plurality processors.

17. The IP video telephone of claim 16, wherein the integrated device is wirelessly connected to the IP video telephone.