Patent ID: 6292204
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
In a user operated computer having a screen and the ability to communicate with a remotely located computer, a method of displaying a video image comprising the steps:a) creating a first type of window on said screen, said first type of window having an image region and a control region, said control region being used for providing control elements for (1) establishing a communication link with said remotely located computer during a first time period, and (2) controlling a communication link with said remotely located computer during a second time period which is different from said first time period;b) creating a second type of window on said screen;c) creating a third type of window on said screen;d) displaying the video image in said second type of window;e) displaying a graphics image in said third type of window;f) when said graphics image is displayed in said third type of window, automatically transferring said video image from said second type of window into said image region in said first type of window so that said video image is displayed during said second time period and closing said second type of window; andg) said user activating a control element in said first type of window to recreate said second type of window and move said video image from said first type of window to said second type of window.