BEDSIDE VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A resident video conference terminal for use by a resident of a facility, comprising:
- a controller for controlling the operation of the resident terminal;
a touch screen display connected to the controller;
a camera connected to the controller for capturing a video image of a user of the resident terminal during a video conference session;
an audio transducer connected to the controller for capturing audio of a user of the resident terminal during a video conference session;
an audio output connected to the controller; and
a communications interface connected to the controller for exchanging signals with a communications network during a video conference session;
the controller rendering on the touch screen display a simplified user interface screen including a first user selectable button for initiating a video conference session with a monitoring station terminal within the facility and a second user selectable button for initiating a video conference session with at least one remote terminal that is external to the facility.
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Abstract
A video conferencing system and method for establishing video conference sessions between residents of a facility and remote terminals.
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1. A resident video conference terminal for use by a resident of a facility, comprising:
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a controller for controlling the operation of the resident terminal; a touch screen display connected to the controller; a camera connected to the controller for capturing a video image of a user of the resident terminal during a video conference session; an audio transducer connected to the controller for capturing audio of a user of the resident terminal during a video conference session; an audio output connected to the controller; and a communications interface connected to the controller for exchanging signals with a communications network during a video conference session; the controller rendering on the touch screen display a simplified user interface screen including a first user selectable button for initiating a video conference session with a monitoring station terminal within the facility and a second user selectable button for initiating a video conference session with at least one remote terminal that is external to the facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A video conferencing system for facilitating communications between residents of a health care facility and remote users located outside of the health care facility, comprising:
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a plurality of resident video conference terminals connected to a local area network within the health care facility, each resident terminal being associated with a resident of the health care facility and having stored thereon information identifying at least one remote user terminal located external to the local area network and that the resident terminal is associated with, each resident terminal being configured to display on a screen thereof a visual image that can be selected by a user thereof to initiate a video conference session with the at least one remote user terminal associated therewith; and a remote conference server located external to the health care facility and in communication with the plurality of resident terminals and the remote user terminals that are associated with the resident terminals, the conference server tracking usage information for video conference sessions that are established between the resident terminals and the remote user terminals associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A monitoring station video conference terminal for use by a care giver in a care facility in which a plurality of resident video conference terminals located with the care facility are assigned to the monitoring station terminal, comprising:
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a controller for controlling the operation of the monitoring station terminal; a display connected to the controller; a camera connected to the controller for capturing a video image of a user of the monitoring station terminal during a video conference session; an audio transducer connected to the controller for capturing audio of a user of the monitoring station terminal during a video conference session; an audio output connected to the controller; and a communications interface connected to the controller for exchanging signals with a communications network during a video conference session; the controller being configured for selectively establishing, in response to user input, video conferences sessions with the resident terminals assigned thereto. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of facilitating video conference sessions between residents of a care facility and remote parties who are outside of the care facility, comprising:
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providing resident terminals for use by residents of a care facility for video conference sessions, the resident terminals each having a user interface configured for use by a person having at least one of reduced cognitive abilities and reduced physical abilities; and assigning at least some of the resident terminals to specific residents of the care facility and storing at each resident video conference terminal assigned to a resident information identifying at least one remote terminal associated with the resident video conference terminal. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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