System and method of determining the identity of a caller in a videoconferencing system
First Claim
1. A method of determining the identity of a caller in a videoconferencing system, said method comprising, duringone-way communication between a local room and a remote room:
- receiving a plurality of images of the caller from the local room to the remote room during the one-way communication;
before establishing two-way communication, displaying the plurality of images of the caller in real time on a remote viewscreen in the remote room; and
selectively establishing two-way communication between the local room and the remote room.
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Abstract
A system and method of determining the identity of a caller in a local room from a remote room includes a local image capture device for capturing a plurality of images of a caller in the local room in real time. A remote codec receives the plurality of images of the caller. A remote viewscreen displays the plurality of images of the caller in real time in the remote room. A remote display monitor displays the plurality of images in real time after two-way communication is established between the local room and the remote room. The method includes establishing one-way communication between the local room and the remote room, transmitting the plurality of images of the caller to the remote room, displaying the plurality of images of the caller in real time on the remote viewscreen, and establishing two-way communication between the local room and the remote room.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of determining the identity of a caller in a videoconferencing system, said method comprising, during
one-way communication between a local room and a remote room: -
receiving a plurality of images of the caller from the local room to the remote room during the one-way communication; before establishing two-way communication, displaying the plurality of images of the caller in real time on a remote viewscreen in the remote room; and selectively establishing two-way communication between the local room and the remote room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A videoconferencing system comprising:
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a local image capture device; a network in communication with said local image capture device; a remote codec in communication with said network; and a remote viewscreen in communication with said network for displaying a plurality of images of a caller in real time in a remote room during one-way communication between the remote room and a local room. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A videoconferencing system comprising:
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a videoconferencing server with a network interface for communicating with a network; a user input interface for controlling the server to establish two-way communication between the videoconferencing system and a remote videoconferencing system, the user input interface comprising a viewscreen; and an image capture device and sound capture device in communication with server; wherein the server is programmed for receiving and displaying images of a caller from an image capture device at the caller'"'"'s location, the images being displayed on the viewscreen when the caller is requesting connection of a call via the network and before the two-way communication is established. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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