Patent ID: 6426769
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04N,H04Q

Abstract:
A video communications system comprising:(a) at least first and second unshielded twisted pair of wires; (b) at least one video signal source; (c) at least one video display device; (d) at least one transceiver (i) in communication with (1) at least the first wire pair, and (ii) capable of transceiving (1) analog video signals (2) over a twisted pair of wires; and (e) at least one switch, (i) in communication with the first and second wire pairs, wherein the system is configured to (i) use the transceiver to (1) transport analog video signals a. originating at one of the video signal sources, b. in at least one direction, c. over at least the first wire pair, (ii) use the switch to (1) switch the transported video signals (2) between the first and second wire pairs, and (iii) reproduce video images, (1) based on the transported video signals, (2) at full motion video having TV quality frame rate, resolution, and color, (3) on one of the video display devices.