Patent ID: 8978087
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A hybrid audio and video system, comprising: at least one video signal feed conveying a visual imagery of a subject; at least one audio signal feed conveying environmental sounds associated with the subject; at least one control device in communication with a user display, wherein the at least one control device and user display are located at a remote location; and a control node located at a central location and configured to receive the at least one video signal feed and the at least one audio signal feed and to generate at least one output signal comprising a user feed based on the at least one video signal feed or a combination of the at least one video signal feed and the at least one audio signal feed, and wherein the at least one video signal feed and the at least one audio signal feed are received and combined at the central location according to predetermined rules and/or in response to control signals received from a user through the at least one control device, and wherein the control node is configured to transmit the at least one output signal to the at least one control device, which selectively communicates the at least one output signal to the user display.