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End-to-end network encoding architecture

  • US 6,278,478 B1
  • Filed: 08/26/1999
  • Issued: 08/21/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A teleconferencing accelerator apparatus for transmitting data via a packet-switched network, comprising:

  • a capture encoder hardware module for capturing and encoding video image and audio data comprising;

    a video input operable to receive video image data;

    a video output operable to supply encoded video image data in a format transmittable via the packet-switched network;

    an audio input operable to receive audio data;

    an audio output operable to supply encoded audio data in a format transmittable via the packet-switched network; and

    a control input for receiving requests from a video decoder or audio decoder to modify in real-time the data encoding and capture functionality of the module.

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