Patent ID: 6160573
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A teleconferencing station comprising:a screen for displaying a first remote image of least one first subject and a second remote image of at least one second subject; where said at least one first subject includes a remote participant who is not included in said at least one second subject and said first and second remote images are not entirely overlaid on top of each other when they are displayed on said screen;a plurality of cameras situated behind a first side of the screen for capturing a plurality of images, at said teleconferencing station, each of said plurality of cameras capturing images of different participant situated on a second side of said screen, said second side opposite said first side;a plurality of audio devices for facilitating the exchange of audio between said teleconferencing station and a remote station; anda plurality of furnishings on which participants situated at said teleconferencing station may be seated,said plurality of furnishings also being situated on said second side;wherein said first remote imaged and said second remote image are displayed on said screen to give any of the participant seated on said plurality of furnishings the feeling of being in the same room and face-to-face with said remote participant.