Patent ID: 6839080
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for remote switching of video streams comprising: at least two video capture devices, each of which defines a different source of real time image captured video streams; and portable video switch means located remotely from said different sources of real time image captured video streams and having input means for receiving substantially simultaneously one or more real time image captured video streams originating from said at least two different sources, and said portable video switch means further having means for responding to an input command for successively selecting in real time desired ones of said one or more real time image captured video streams from each of said at least two different sources of real time image captured video streams for producing a final product video stream comprising said selected desired ones of said one or more real time image captured video streams for further transmission for viewing as a final product video stream by a user.