Please download the dossier by clicking on the dossier button x
×

Method and system of multilocation video conferencing

  • US 20060244815A1
  • Filed: 04/27/2005
  • Published: 11/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of allowing parents to video conference with their children when the children are at a childcare facility and the parents are located at other remote locations, the method comprising configuring a video conferencing unit to be accessible through a network and for outputting signals for displaying video;

  • configuring the video conferencing unit to receive video at least one childcare video camera located at the childcare facility, each childcare video camera being configured to record video from at least one room in the childcare facility and to transport the recorded video to the video conferencing unit;

    configuring the video conferencing unit to receive video from one or more parent video cameras located at the remote parent locations, the parent video cameras being configured to record video of the parents and to transport the recorded video to the video conferencing unit;

    determining one or more active parents, the active parents being those desiring to video conference with the childcare facility;

    configuring the video conferencing unit to output signals for displaying video from one or more of the active parents on a childcare display located at the childcare facility so that the displayed parents are simultaneously visible on the childcare display for viewing by their children; and

    configuring the video conferencing unit to output signals for displaying video from one or more of the one or more childcare video cameras on the parent displays of each active parent so that the children are visible on the parent displays.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×