Portable video-telecommunication device, data transmission method, in particular audio/video data, and other application
First Claim
1. A video telecommunication system capable of a wired and a wireless transmission of audio and video data, comprising:
- a plurality of portable video telecommunication devices comprising;
a movable camera and at least one microphone for synchronous video and sound capturing; and
a speaker;
wherein the movable camera, the microphone, and the speaker are connected to a central unit equipped with cache memory and a microprocessor via a first communication interface in order to establish connection to external devices,wherein the microprocessor is connected to a second communication interface in order to transmit and receive data through a telecommunications network, andwherein the movable camera, the microphone, the speaker, and the central unit are supplied power by a power supply unit, andat least one central server; and
at least one terminal wirelessly coupled to a portable video telecommunication device through the central server through an interface,wherein a user of the terminal can remotely control movement of the movable camera to view the synchronous video and sound captured by the movable camera and the microphone of the portable video telecommunication device, andwherein the user of the terminal can select a single portable video telecommunication device for control from the plurality of portable video telecommunication devices using the interface,wherein the synchronous video and sound compressed on the fly by the central server based on the type and the quality of the connection between the portable video telecommunication device and the central server.
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Abstract
The subject of the application is a portable communication device having possibility of wired and wireless transmission of audio/video data, characterized in that it is composed of a camera (2) and at least one microphone (3), for the synchronous image capturing, and a speaker (4). These elements (2, 3, 4) are connected to the central unit (5) equipped with cache memory and a microprocessor directly or through the first communication interface (6) to connect to external devices. Moreover, the central unit is connected to a second communication interface (7) for transmission and receiving data through the telecommunication network; all of these items are powered by power source (8). The patent application concerns the method of data transmission which is done by using the device (1) and applications of the device (1), as well as the method.
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15 Claims
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1. A video telecommunication system capable of a wired and a wireless transmission of audio and video data, comprising:
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a plurality of portable video telecommunication devices comprising; a movable camera and at least one microphone for synchronous video and sound capturing; and a speaker; wherein the movable camera, the microphone, and the speaker are connected to a central unit equipped with cache memory and a microprocessor via a first communication interface in order to establish connection to external devices, wherein the microprocessor is connected to a second communication interface in order to transmit and receive data through a telecommunications network, and wherein the movable camera, the microphone, the speaker, and the central unit are supplied power by a power supply unit, and at least one central server; and at least one terminal wirelessly coupled to a portable video telecommunication device through the central server through an interface, wherein a user of the terminal can remotely control movement of the movable camera to view the synchronous video and sound captured by the movable camera and the microphone of the portable video telecommunication device, and wherein the user of the terminal can select a single portable video telecommunication device for control from the plurality of portable video telecommunication devices using the interface, wherein the synchronous video and sound compressed on the fly by the central server based on the type and the quality of the connection between the portable video telecommunication device and the central server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data transmission method comprising:
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(a) transmitting a video signal and a data stream from a plurality of portable video telecommunication devices to a central server over a network, wherein the video signal is captured by a microphone and a movable camera coupled to each of the portable video telecommunication devices, wherein the data stream includes device identification data identifying the portable video telecommunication device, user identification data identifying a user of the portable video telecommunication device, and access data, wherein the access data includes a user name, a password, and an identification number selected from the group comprising a mobile identification number (MIN), a number of International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI), an International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IMEI), a Secret Serial Number (SSN), a telephone number, a Medium Access Control (MAC), and a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID), (b) after receiving the video signals and the data streams from the plurality of portable video telecommunication devices, the central server processes the access data to verify each portable video telecommunication device; (c) selecting, using a terminal coupled to the central server, a specific portable video telecommunication device from the plurality of video telecommunication devices; (d) viewing the video stream from the specific portable video telecommunication device on the terminal; and (e) controlling, using the terminal, movement of the movable camera on the specific portable video telecommunication device using an interface, wherein the video signal is compressed on the fly by the central server based on the type and the quality of the connection between the portable video telecommunication device and the central server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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