Patent ID: 6847391

Claim:
A multi-point video conference system including a plurality of terminals connected to each other via a network, the terminal comprising: a compressor for packetizing video data and outputting packetized data to said network; a decompressor for receiving in a time sharing manner a plurality of packets transmitted from other terminals via said network, decompressing received packets in an order of reception thereof, and outputting decompressed video information; a plurality of storage elements for storing therein said decompressed video information in a frame unit; a display for displaying thereon contents stored in said storage elements; a switch for changing over the contents of said storage elements to supply said display; and a mapping system for mopping the packetized data that comprises: a table for tabulating the packetized data into a plurality of rows and columns; wherein the columns identify types of the packetized data; wherein the rows identify sub-bonds; and wherein the table enables a dynamic allocation of each packetized data into a cell identified by a row and a column.