Conference table
First Claim
1. In a conference table comprising at least two oppositely positioned table elements separated by means defining a space, each table element having a table top and a first side facing said space and a second side opposite said first side, said second side being provided with means defining at least one work station for a conference participant, the improvement wherein at least one picture-screen apparatus is provided and includes means defining a picture screen arranged on said first side of a table element and at least partially below a plane of said table top, said picture-screen lying in the vision range of conference participants whose work station is at the opposite one of said table elements.
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Abstract
Picture-screen apparatus are integrated into a conference table to be viewed by conference participants. The conference table is suited both for video conferences with conference participants who are at different locations and also for normal conferences with participants who are all present at the table. Television cameras needed for video conferences can be removed from the surface of the table, if the table is to be used for normal conferences. The picture-screen apparatus arranged below the table top do not interfere during normal conferences and can also be utilized for bringing visual information of any kind to the participants.
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- 1. In a conference table comprising at least two oppositely positioned table elements separated by means defining a space, each table element having a table top and a first side facing said space and a second side opposite said first side, said second side being provided with means defining at least one work station for a conference participant, the improvement wherein at least one picture-screen apparatus is provided and includes means defining a picture screen arranged on said first side of a table element and at least partially below a plane of said table top, said picture-screen lying in the vision range of conference participants whose work station is at the opposite one of said table elements.
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