Patent ID: 7953112
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04N,H04R

Abstract:
1. A communication device, the device comprising: a data processor; a transmission component coupled to the data processor, wherein the transmission component includes a transmit bandwidth; a reception component coupled to the data processor; a data output component coupled to the data processor; an audio and video capture component coupled to the data processor, the audio and video capture component capturing audio information, video information or both audio and video information associated with a user; a sensor that automatically senses a presence or an absence of the user and/or motion of the user; and a user-selectable transmit control configured to set the transmit bandwidth from a range according to a level of privacy desired by the user, the range including—between such that the transmission component provides a remote user with an indication of the user's desire to communicate before the remote user establishes a two-way communication link with the user, and without concealing the user's identity.