Video Call Center
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1. A video call-in television system comprising:
- a plurality of video call central processing units for connecting a plurality of video calls from different callers via the internet, wherein each video call central processing unit is dedicated to a video call;
a caller acquisition module comprising a graphic user interface on at least one touch screen display used by an on-air talent and producer for selecting at least one video call to be aired; and
an output unit for preparing and transmitting the video call signal for transmission live to a video distributor.
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Abstract
A video call center process and system can create video programs for television transmission from a multiplicity of simultaneous video callers with much less supporting staff.
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85 Claims
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1. A video call-in television system comprising:
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a plurality of video call central processing units for connecting a plurality of video calls from different callers via the internet, wherein each video call central processing unit is dedicated to a video call; a caller acquisition module comprising a graphic user interface on at least one touch screen display used by an on-air talent and producer for selecting at least one video call to be aired; and an output unit for preparing and transmitting the video call signal for transmission live to a video distributor. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A video call-in television system comprising:
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a plurality of video call central processing units for connecting a plurality of video calls from different callers via the internet, wherein each video call central processing unit is dedicated to a video call; a caller acquisition module comprising an ergonomically designed conference controller that permits the on-air talent for selecting at least one video call to be aired and adding video and audio of multiple callers when desired; and an output unit for preparing and transmitting the video call signal for transmission live to a video distributor. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A video call-in television system comprising:
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a plurality of video call central processing units for connecting a plurality of video calls from different callers via the internet, wherein each video call central processing unit is dedicated to a video call; a host automation module assists the on-air talent in selection of caller video and audio from a multiplicity of callers available from the video call central processing units the video call central processing units; a caller acquisition module comprising an ergonomically designed conference controller and a graphic user interface on at least one touch screen display used by an on-air talent and producer that permits the on-air talent for selecting at least one video call to be aired and adding video and audio of multiple callers when desired; and an output unit for preparing and transmitting the video call signal for transmission live to a video distributor. - View Dependent Claims (85)
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