Video phone unit
First Claim
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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Abstract
A video phone unit comprising a decoder for expanding a received picture transmitted from the other party, a television camera for photographing a subject for producing a photographed picture on one party side, a hook for detecting whether the camera is immobile or mobile and generating either a first detecting signal indicating that the hook is in a mobile state or a second detecting signal indicating that the hook is immobile, a changeover switch for selecting either the received picture expanded at the decoder or the photographed picture taken at the camera after receiving the first or second detecting signal provided from the hook, a display for displaying one picture selected at the changeover switch, and a coder for compressing and transmitting the photographed picture provided from the camera to the other party.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A video phone unit for transmitting still or moving pictures between one party and the other party, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A video phone unit for transmitting still or moving pictures between one party and an other party, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a picture transmitted from the other party; photographing means for photographing a subject to produce a 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 either the received picture transmitted from the receiving means or the photographed picture transmitted from the photographing means after receiving the first or second detecting signal provided from the detecting means; displaying means for displaying either the received picture or the photographed picture which is selected at the first selecting means; internal memory means for memorizing an internal picture; second selecting means for selecting the internal picture memorized in the internal memory means when the first detecting signal is provided from the detecting means and for selecting the photographed picture taken in the photographing means when the second detecting signal is provided from the detecting means; operating switch means for changing the internal picture selected by the second selecting means to the photographed picture in cases where the internal picture is selected by the second selecting means, the operating switch means being operated by the one party after the photographing means is immobily set in the mobile state; and transmitting means for transmitting to the other party either the photographed picture or the internal picture which is selected by the second selecting means and the operating switch means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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