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Video communication/monitoring apparatus and method therefor

  • US 6,226,031 B1
  • Filed: 10/22/1998
  • Issued: 05/01/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A video monitoring/communication apparatus for communicating data including video data over a telephone line and for operating in a mode selected from a plurality of operating modes, the video monitoring/communication apparatus comprising:

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

    a telephone line interface circuit, including a signal transceiver circuit, configured and arranged to transmit and receive data including video data over the telephone line;

    a programmable processor circuit configured and arranged for processing captured video and causing image data to be output for display, the programmable processor circuit having a DSP section, including a DSP-type processor, configured and arranged for executing compression/decompression algorithms, and further having a controller section communicatively coupled to the DSP section and configured and arranged for controlling operation of the video monitoring/communication apparatus;

    a memory circuit configured and arranged for storing executable code for controlling operation of the programmable processor circuit including executable code for compressing/decompressing video data consistent with at least one video-coding recommendation;

    means for setting the memory circuit to designate the selected mode for operating the video monitoring/communication apparatus; and

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

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