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Video phone unit

  • US 5,191,601 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1991
  • Issued: 03/02/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A video phone unit for transmitting still or moving pictures between one party and the other party, comprising:

  • receiving means for receiving a digital picture transmitted from the other party;

    photographing means for photographing a subject to produce an analog photographed picture on the one party side, the photographing means being movable;

    detecting means for detecting whether the photographing means is immobile or mobile and for generating either a first detecting signal indicating that the photographing means is in a mobile state or a second detecting signal indicating that the photographing means is immobile;

    first selecting means for selecting the digital received picture transmitted from the receiving means when the second detecting signal is provided from the detecting means and for selecting the analog photographed picture transmitted from the photographing means when the first detecting signal is provided from the detecting means;

    displaying means for displaying either the digital received picture or the analog photographed picture which is selected at the first selecting means; and

    transmitting means for transmitting the analog photographed picture provided by the photographing means to the other party.

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