Patent ID: 6721703
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A remote communication system, comprising:a digital video camera at a first location; a microphone at the first location; a local computer apparatus at the first location connected so said video camera and said microphone; a high bandwidth connection from said computer apparatus to a network to transmit video and audio signals from the first location to said network; at least one server connected to said network to receive said video and audio signals for retransmission; a remote computer apparatus at a location remote from the first location and connected to said network to receive said video and audio signals from the first location; a transcription apparatus at the first location; a connection from said transcription apparatus to said local computer to communication transcription data from said transcription apparatus to said local computer, said local computer transmitting said transcription data over said network to said remote computer apparatus; a microphone at said remote location connected to said remote computer apparatus to transmit audio signals of said microphone from said remote location so said first location so as to provide two way audio communication between said first location and said remote location simultaneously with said transmission of said transcription data and said audio and video data.