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Video telephone

  • US 5,963,245 A
  • Filed: 09/24/1997
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A video telephone comprising:

  • a) a flat screen surrounded by a frame containing a telephone base unit directly connected to a conventional telephone line having means for receiving and sending telephone calls containing video and audio information, said flat screen displaying video images both being received and being sent, said frame containing means for storing, receiving and sending signals from and to a remote wireless handset, a microphone in said frame for capturing audio signals for transmittal through said telephone line, a video camera adjustably mounted in said frame for being moved within said frame for capturing video images for display on said screen and transmittal through said telephone line, and a speaker in said frame for broadcasting audio signals;

    b) said wireless handset controlling said telephone base unit and having means for generating a control signal for switching said telephone base unit between a first not-in-use mode and a second in-use mode, speaker means for listening to audio telephone signals received from said base unit when in said second mode, and microphone means for sending voice signals to said base unit for transfer to said telephone line in said second mode;

    c) disk drive means in said frame for generating a selected video image for said screen to be displayed when said base unit is in its first mode; and

    d) said handset further including keypad means for generating and sending dialing instructions to said base unit, means for generating and sending a control signal to said base unit for activating said speaker and microphone on said display unit, and means comprising four control keys for generating and sending a camera control signal for moving said camera horizontally and vertically in said display unit to change its line of sight.

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