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Graphical user interface for video teleconferencing

  • US 5,594,859 A
  • Filed: 02/21/1995
  • Issued: 01/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A graphical user interface, comprising:

  • a video teleconference application window displayed on a display of the workstation, the video teleconference application window comprising;

    a video image area for displaying live video images associated with a video teleconferencing session, anda control area for displaying one or more selectable video teleconferencing functions selectable by a user of the workstation and represented as graphical push buttons including a connection function which when selected causes a call list window to be displayed on the display, the call list window for establishing video teleconferencing connections with other video teleconferencing workstations and comprising;

    a host workstation field for indicating an identification of a target host workstation to be connected to for a video teleconference,a connect function graphical push button corresponding to the host workstation field, wherein activation of the connect function graphical push button by the user causes a video teleconference call to be placed to the target host workstation identified in the host workstation field,an audio function graphical push button corresponding to the host workstation field, wherein by selecting the audio function graphical push button the user changes whether audio data is sent to the target host workstation identified in the field host workstation during a video teleconference, anda video function graphical push button corresponding to the host workstation field, wherein by selecting the video function graphical push button the user changes whether video data is sent to the target host workstation identified in the host workstation field during a video teleconference.

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