Video communication method

• US 5,905,940 A
• Filed: 02/04/1997
• Issued: 05/18/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Georges J. Arvisais
• Original Assignee: Georges J. Arvisais
• Inventors: Arvisais, Georges J.
• Primary Examiner(s): GRANT, CHRISTOPHER C
• Application Number:
  US08/795,715
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• Field of Search: 348/7, 348/12, 348/13, 348/10, 348/1, 348/2, 348/3, 455/4.2, 455/5.1, 455/6.2, 455/6.3, 455/2
• US Class Current: 725/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method for sending and receiving videos (pre-recorded as well as live) from the home or office making full use of home entertainment electronic devices and using digital broadband switching and transmission networks, to interconnect the sending "up-stream" and the receiving "down-stream" of the television subscription service provider (TSSP). The video can also be sent from public kiosks set-up for that purpose.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting videos by means of both up-stream and down-stream segments of television subscription service providers (TSSP) from one video recorder to another, comprising the steps of:

a. loading a video recording on which a destination subscriber'"'"'s video communication number has been pre-inscribed;

b. seizing an idle up-stream channel;

c. retrieving a pre-inscribed destination number;

d. sending a call signal to a TSSP;

e. extending the call signal via the digital broadband network if a destination is hooked up to a TSSP different from a sender'"'"'s;

f. selecting a down-stream channel at a destination;

g. tuning-in the selected down-stream channel at a destination;

h. turning on a video recorder for recording at a destination;

i. triggering a play back mode at a sender'"'"'s video recorder to start a transmission;

j. triggering a call billing signal at the TSSP;

k. digitizing, encoding, and encrypting the transmission at a sender'"'"'s;

l. de-digitizing, de-encoding, and de-encrypting the transmission at a destination;

m. initiating at the sender'"'"'s of a call clearing signal at the end of a transmission;

n. triggering a call billing end signal at the TSSP; and

o. initiating a clear confirmation signal from the destination;

wherein a video recording is transferred from a sender to a destination via the TSSP.

2. The method of claim 1, whereby means are provided to correct, change or override the inscribed number.