Video conference system including a non-reserved video conference capability
First Claim
1. A video-conference controller for allowing a user at a video-conference site to control a public video-conference network to facilitate interactive face to face communications through a video-conference with full-motion video transmitted at a rate of at least 1,544,000 bits per second wherein the video conference controller comprises:
- (a) a means for prompting the user to input information to a processor;
(b) a means for allowing the user to input information to the processor;
(c) a means for allowing the user to request a start of the video-conference;
(d) a means for determining if the requested video-conference is non-reserved, actuated by the video-conference user start request;
(e) a means for initiating a reserved video-conference, actuated by the determination that the requested video-conference is reserved;
(f) a means for initiating a non-reserved video-conference by prompting the input of a distant site number and acting on the input, actuated by the determination that the video-conference is non-reserved.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a video-conference network by the end user at a video conference site which is comprised of a public telecommunications network connected to video-conference controllers at the video conference sites. The video-conference controllers allow the end user to issue single commands which initiate an automated sequence resulting in implementation of the end user command. The commands are designed to provide the end user with real time control of video-conferencing.
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24 Claims
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1. A video-conference controller for allowing a user at a video-conference site to control a public video-conference network to facilitate interactive face to face communications through a video-conference with full-motion video transmitted at a rate of at least 1,544,000 bits per second wherein the video conference controller comprises:
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(a) a means for prompting the user to input information to a processor; (b) a means for allowing the user to input information to the processor; (c) a means for allowing the user to request a start of the video-conference; (d) a means for determining if the requested video-conference is non-reserved, actuated by the video-conference user start request; (e) a means for initiating a reserved video-conference, actuated by the determination that the requested video-conference is reserved; (f) a means for initiating a non-reserved video-conference by prompting the input of a distant site number and acting on the input, actuated by the determination that the video-conference is non-reserved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A video-conference system for allowing users to exchange full-motion video at a rate of at least 1,544,000 bits per second to facilitate interactive face to face communication through video-conferences, wherein the system comprises:
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(a) a plurality of video-conference control means located at video-conference sites for prompting and receiving video-conference commands and information from a user; (b) a means for interfacing with the plurality of video-conference control means; (c) a means for processing user commands received from the video-conference control means, wherein the commands comprise;
start a non-reserved conference, extend an existing conference, and stop an existing conference;(d) a means for controlling a public telecommunications network connected to the video-conference sites to facilitate a video-conference with full-motion video transmitted at a rate of at least 1,544,000 bits per second, wherein the control is responsive to the commands. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of controlling a video-conference network by a user at a video-conference site to facilitate a video-conference with full-motion video transmitted at a rate of at least 1,544,000 bits per second, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) allowing a user to request a start of the video-conference; (b) determining if the requested video-conference is non-reserved, actuated by the video-conference user start request; (c) initiating a reserved video-conference, actuated by the determination that the requested video-conference is reserved; (d) initiating a non-reserved video-conference by prompting the input of a distant site number and automatically acting on the input, actuated by the determination that the video-conference is non-reserved.
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