Mobile telecommunication device for simultaneously transmitting and receiving sound and image data
First Claim
1. In a system that displays an image on a local display unit and on a remote display unit, which local and remote display units are used and observed by a respective local user and remote user, a method of identifying portions of the displayed images, comprising the steps of:
- displaying on the local unit a first local icon at a location on the locally displayed image, which location being selected by the local user; and
transmitting the remote user information for generating on the remotely displayed image a first remote icon corresponding to the first local icon such that the first remote icon is displayed on the remotely displayed image at the location on the image selected by the local user; and
displaying on the local unit a second local icon at a location on the locally displayed image, which location being selected by the remote user; and
providing the first remote icon with an appearance indicating that the location of the first remote icon was selected by the local user and not the remote user.
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Abstract
A mobile telecommunication unit (20) provides two-way remote viewing of images and real time audio. The self-contained, portable unit (20) communicates directly with a similar unit at a remote location across POTS lines, cellular, ISDN, T-1, and satellite communication links. The unit (20) includes mass storage for archiving images. Input devices (25) for each unit include a digital camera (36) through a PCMCIA card, electronic stethoscope, telephone handset, speakerphone, external microphone, and serial and parallel ports. The output devices include a full color screen (22) for viewing local and received images and a speaker for audio output. A hard copy of images can be made by a video printer or desktop printer (42). Images can be uploaded to a PC.
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15 Claims
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1. In a system that displays an image on a local display unit and on a remote display unit, which local and remote display units are used and observed by a respective local user and remote user, a method of identifying portions of the displayed images, comprising the steps of:
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displaying on the local unit a first local icon at a location on the locally displayed image, which location being selected by the local user; and
transmitting the remote user information for generating on the remotely displayed image a first remote icon corresponding to the first local icon such that the first remote icon is displayed on the remotely displayed image at the location on the image selected by the local user; and
displaying on the local unit a second local icon at a location on the locally displayed image, which location being selected by the remote user; and
providing the first remote icon with an appearance indicating that the location of the first remote icon was selected by the local user and not the remote user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a system that displays an image on a local display unit and on a remote display unit, which local and remote display units are used and observed by a respective local user and remote user, a method of identifying portions of the displayed images, comprising the steps of:
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generating at the remote unit an image;
displaying the image on the remote unit;
transmitting the image to the local unit for display on the local unit;
on the local unit, pointing a first local icon to a location on the locally displayed image, which location being selected by the local user;
transmitting to the remote user information for generating on the remotely displayed image a first remote icon corresponding to the first local icon such that the first remote icon is displayed on the remotely displayed image at the location on the image selected by the local user and on the local unit simultaneously with the pointing of the first icon, pointing a second local icon to a location on the locally displayed image, which location being selected by the remote user. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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Specification