Stereoscopic video telecommunication system
First Claim
1. A remote imaging system comprising:
- (a) a stereoscopic video signal source providing a stereoscopic video signal representing a full motion stereoscopic image;
(b) a communication network;
(c) source interface means coupling said video source to said network;
(d) video display means positioned remote from said source and operable to display images derived from said video signal;
(e) display interface means coupling said display means to said network to enable reception by said display means of said video signal communicated over said network from said source; and
(f) said video signal source, said communication network, and said video display means cooperating to communicate said signal representing a full motion stereoscopic image from said video signal source to said video display means in substantially real time.
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Abstract
A stereoscopic video telecommunication system includes a fiberoptic based wideband switching network interconnecting wideband subscriber stations and narrowband subscriber stations. A wideband station includes a stereoscopic video receiver along with a stereophonic audio receiver for respectively displaying and playing stereo video and audio signals received by way of the network. The wideband station may also include a stereoscopic video source such as a pair of stereoscopic video cameras along with a stereophonic pair of microphones. The wideband station may also include narrowband devices such as a conventional telephone, a computer, and a facsimile machine. Connections between stations on the network are established by dialing another station and transferring the desired signal, including stereoscopic video signals. Preferably, the signals are converted to a digital format and, especially for stereoscopic video signals, data compressed to conserve network overhead.
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24 Claims
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1. A remote imaging system comprising:
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(a) a stereoscopic video signal source providing a stereoscopic video signal representing a full motion stereoscopic image; (b) a communication network; (c) source interface means coupling said video source to said network; (d) video display means positioned remote from said source and operable to display images derived from said video signal; (e) display interface means coupling said display means to said network to enable reception by said display means of said video signal communicated over said network from said source; and (f) said video signal source, said communication network, and said video display means cooperating to communicate said signal representing a full motion stereoscopic image from said video signal source to said video display means in substantially real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remote imaging system comprising:
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(a) a communication network; (b) a first station including; (1) a first stereoscopic video signal source providing a first stereoscopic video signal representing a first full motion stereoscopic image; (2) a first video display means operable to display images derived from a video signal; (3) a first audio signal source positioned at said first station and providing a first audio signal; (4) a first audio signal receiver positioned at said first station and operable to audibly play an audio signal received thereby; and (5) first network interface means coupling said first video source, said first display means, said first audio signal source, and said first audio signal receiver to said network; (c) a second station including; (1) a second stereoscopic video signal source providing a second stereoscopic video signal representing a second full motion stereoscopic image; (2) a second video display means operable to display images derived from a video signal; (3) a second audio signal source positioned at said second station and providing a second audio signal; (4) a second audio signal receiver positioned at said second station and operable to audibly play an audio signal received thereby; and (5) second network interface means coupling said second video source, said second display means, said second audio signal source, and said second audio signal receiver to said network; (d) said first and second network interface means cooperating with said network to provide substantially duplex communication of said first video signal to said second video display means, said first audio signal to said second audio signal receiver, said second video signal to said first video display means, and said second audio signal to said first audio signal receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a wideband communication network operable to route wideband signals, including signals representing video images, between stations interconnected by said network, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a first stereoscopic video signal source positioned at a first station and providing a first stereoscopic video signal representing a first full motion stereoscopic image; (b) first video display means positioned at said first station and operable to display images derived from a video signal; (c) first network interface means coupling said first video source and said first video display means to said wideband communication network; (d) a second stereoscopic video signal source positioned at a second station and providing a second stereoscopic video signal representing a second full motion stereoscopic image; (e) second video display means positioned at said second station and operable to display images derived from a video signal; (f) second network interface means coupling said second video signal source and said second display means to said network; and (g) said first and second network interface means cooperating with said network to provide substantially duplex communication of said first video signal to said second video display means and said second video signal to said first video display means over said network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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