Modular video conference enclosure
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1. A modular enclosure for two way interactive video conferencing, comprising:
- an enclosed structure, said structure further comprising an equipment compartment separated by a firewall from an adjacent user compartment;
a user door for secure access to said user compartment;
an equipment door for secure access to said equipment compartment;
accommodations for users in said user compartment;
video conferencing equipment removably mounted on a rack in said equipment compartment, said equipment having user interfaces, said user interfaces protruding through said firewall for availability to said users in said user compartment;
a console for user operation of said video conferencing equipment;
a telephone and a video camera mounted in said user compartment and connected to said video conferencing equipment through said firewall;
wherein said video conferencing equipment, console, telephone and video camera are usable by said users for two way interactive meetings, and wherein said enclosed structure, said user door, said equipment door and said video conferencing equipment conform to a modular design of said enclosure for ease of breakdown, movement to another location, reassembly and replacement.
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Abstract
A secure, modular and movable interactive two-way telecollaborative video conferencing and imaging enclosure for conducting business or privileged medical, legal, or other confidential matters in private, being particularly equipped for remote monitoring of physiological attributes of one or more users by medical specialists and remote interaction between users and medical specialists.
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1. A modular enclosure for two way interactive video conferencing, comprising:
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an enclosed structure, said structure further comprising an equipment compartment separated by a firewall from an adjacent user compartment;
a user door for secure access to said user compartment;
an equipment door for secure access to said equipment compartment;
accommodations for users in said user compartment;
video conferencing equipment removably mounted on a rack in said equipment compartment, said equipment having user interfaces, said user interfaces protruding through said firewall for availability to said users in said user compartment;
a console for user operation of said video conferencing equipment;
a telephone and a video camera mounted in said user compartment and connected to said video conferencing equipment through said firewall;
wherein said video conferencing equipment, console, telephone and video camera are usable by said users for two way interactive meetings, and wherein said enclosed structure, said user door, said equipment door and said video conferencing equipment conform to a modular design of said enclosure for ease of breakdown, movement to another location, reassembly and replacement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
foam core walls for improved sound having a minimum of − - 20 dB SPL within said user compartment, and wherein said equipment compartment has
a plug-in to said equipment compartment for electronically connecting said video conferencing equipment to remote video conferencing systems.
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8. A modular enclosure as in claim 7, further comprising a telemedicine application.
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9. A modular enclosure as in claim 8, wherein said telemedicine application further comprises medical peripheral equipment.
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