Patent ID: 8933863
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B,G06T,G08C,H04L,H04N,H04W,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A portable unit for video communication to select a user name in a user name network, the portable unit comprising: a transceiver for wirelessly accessing a communication network through a wireless connection to a general purpose node, the general purpose node coupled to the communication network; a user interface to receive user input to log on to the user name network through the communication network, the user name network having a plurality of user names, wherein at least one of the plurality of user names is associated with a remote portable unit, logged on to the user name network and available for video communication, and wherein the user interface comprises a touchpad configured to receive user inputs; and a display on the portable unit to display one or more of the plurality of user names, wherein the user interface further receives a selection of the user name from the plurality of user names, and wherein the display displays video communication received by the portable unit from the remote portable unit, the video communication associated with the selected user name.