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Videocommunicating apparatus and method therefor

  • US 6,124,882 A
  • Filed: 01/09/1998
  • Issued: 09/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A videoconferencing apparatus for communicating video and audio data over a plain old telephone service (POTS) line, comprising:

  • a video source configured and arranged to capture images and to generate video data representing the images;

    a POTS interface circuit, including a modem, configured and arranged to transmit and receive video and audio data over the POTS line;

    a programmable processor circuit having a first section, including a DSP-type processor, configured and arranged to encode and decode video data, including the video data generated by the video source, according to a programmed video-coding recommendation, and having a controller section, including a RISC-type processor, communicatively coupled to the first section, the controller section executing a stored program for controlling operation of the videoconferencing apparatus in response to user-generated commands;

    an EEPROM circuit coupled to the programmable processor circuit and arranged for storing the program for controlling operation of the videoconferencing apparatus;

    a display driver circuit responsive to the programmable processor circuit and configured and arranged to generate video data for a display; and

    a housing arrangement, enclosing the video source, the POTS interface circuit, the programmable processor circuit, the EEPROM circuit, the display driver circuit, and constructed and arranged to mount adjustably on the top of the display.

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