PRIVACY SETTING FOR MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A communication arrangement comprising:
- a room having at least one communication device therein, the at least one communication device receiving in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio within the room; and
a communication system for transmitting the in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio from within the room to a location remote from the room;
the communication system having a privacy setting that, when activated, prevents viewing of the in-room images or in-room video and/or hearing of the in-room audio captured from the room at the location remote from the room and communicates to the location remote from the room that the privacy setting is activated.
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Abstract
A communication arrangement including a room having at least one communication device therein, the at least one communication device receiving in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio within the room. The communication arrangement also includes a communication system for transmitting the in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio from within the room to a location remote from the room. The communication system has a privacy setting that, when activated, prevents viewing of the in-room images or in-room video and/or hearing of the in-room audio from within the room at the location remote from the room and communicates to the location remote from the room that the privacy setting is activated.
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31 Claims
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1. A communication arrangement comprising:
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a room having at least one communication device therein, the at least one communication device receiving in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio within the room; and a communication system for transmitting the in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio from within the room to a location remote from the room; the communication system having a privacy setting that, when activated, prevents viewing of the in-room images or in-room video and/or hearing of the in-room audio captured from the room at the location remote from the room and communicates to the location remote from the room that the privacy setting is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communicating between a room and a location remote from the room comprising:
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providing the room with at least one communication device therein; receiving in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio within the room with the at least one communication device; providing a communication system for transmitting the in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio from within the room to a location remote from the room; providing the communication system with a privacy setting; preventing viewing of the in-room images or in-room video and/or hearing of the in-room audio from within the room at the location remote from the room when the privacy setting is activated; allowing viewing of the in-room images or in-room video and/or hearing of the in-room audio from within the room at the location remote from the room when the privacy setting is not activated; and communicating to the location remote from the room that the privacy setting is activated when the privacy setting is activated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communication arrangement comprising:
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a room having at least one communication device therein, the at least one communication device receiving in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio within the room; and a communication system for transmitting the in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio from within the room to a plurality of locations remote from the room; the communication system having a privacy setting that, when activated, prevents viewing of the in-room images or in-room video and/or hearing of the in-room audio from within the room at any of the locations remote from the room by a request initiated from any of the locations remote from the room. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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