Method and computer program for providing visual information to a viewer
First Claim
1. A method of providing visual information to a viewer, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving at a receiver, a stream of video data transmitted from a video camera;
(b) receiving and monitoring the stream at a server connected to the receiver;
(c) transmitting the stream from the server to one or more remote viewers over a communications network; and
(d) transmitting a snapshot image to one or more remote viewers in response to the detection of a characteristic in the stream.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to video transmission systems and provides a method of providing visual information to a viewer, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving at a receiver, a stream of video data transmitted from a video camera; (b) receiving and monitoring the stream at a server connected to the receiver; (c) transmitting the stream from the server to one or more remote viewers over a communications network; and (d) transmitting a snapshot image to one or more remote viewers in response to the detection of a characteristic in the stream. The invention finds application in areas such as the online presentation and sale of goods and services.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of providing visual information to a viewer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving at a receiver, a stream of video data transmitted from a video camera;
(b) receiving and monitoring the stream at a server connected to the receiver;
(c) transmitting the stream from the server to one or more remote viewers over a communications network; and
(d) transmitting a snapshot image to one or more remote viewers in response to the detection of a characteristic in the stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Computer program code comprising:
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(a) instructions for receiving a stream of video data;
(b) instructions for transmitting the stream to one or more remote viewers over a communications network;
(c) instructions for monitoring the stream; and
(d) instructions for transmitting a snapshot image to one or more remote viewers in response to the detection of a characteristic in the stream. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28-87. -87. (canceled)
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