Multimedia communication system, multimedia information transmitting apparatus and multimedia information receiving apparatus
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1. A multimedia communication system for communication between a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, wherein:
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generation means for generating operation guidance information for operating said first communication apparatus from said second communication apparatus;
encoding means for encoding the operation guidance information generated by said generation means; and
transmission means for transmitting said encoded operation guidance information to said second communication apparatus; and
said second communication apparatus includes;
reception means for receiving said operation guidance information;
decoding means for decoding said received operation guidance information; and
display means for displaying said received operation guidance information on a monitor,wherein said generation means has a function to synthesize an image and a guidance character with each other, and generates the operation guidance information obtained by synthesizing the image and the guidance character with each other.
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Abstract
A multimedia communication apparatus enabling remote control, by generating operation guidance information for operating this apparatus, transmitting thus generated operation guidance information to a partner apparatus, then receiving and recognizing information on operation from the partner apparatus in response to the operation guidance information, and effecting an operation according to thus recognized information on operation.
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1. A multimedia communication system for communication between a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, wherein:
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said first communication apparatus includes; generation means for generating operation guidance information for operating said first communication apparatus from said second communication apparatus; encoding means for encoding the operation guidance information generated by said generation means; and transmission means for transmitting said encoded operation guidance information to said second communication apparatus; and said second communication apparatus includes; reception means for receiving said operation guidance information; decoding means for decoding said received operation guidance information; and display means for displaying said received operation guidance information on a monitor, wherein said generation means has a function to synthesize an image and a guidance character with each other, and generates the operation guidance information obtained by synthesizing the image and the guidance character with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A multimedia information transmitting apparatus comprising:
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generation means for generating operation guidance information for enabling an external apparatus to operate said multimedia information transmitting apparatus; encoding means for encoding the operation guidance information generated by said generation means; and transmission means for transmitting said encoded operation guidance information to said external apparatus, wherein said generation means has a function to synthesize an image and a guidance character with each other, and generates the operation guidance information obtained by synthesizing the image and the guidance character with each other. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A television telephone apparatus which has an image transmission/reception function with a plurality of communication partner terminals, comprising:
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transmission means for transmitting an identification signal to a communication partner'"'"'s television telephone apparatus; and reception means for receiving a remote control menu image of the communication partner'"'"'s television telephone apparatus which remote control menu image is generated by the communication partner'"'"'s television telephone apparatus, and an image by which the communication partner'"'"'s terminal can be discriminated, in response to a confirmation of the identification signal by the communication partner'"'"'s television telephone apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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