Patent ID: 8120639

Claim:
A high-definition video conference system, comprising: a first terminal apparatus, comprising: an image sensing module for sensing an image to generate a plurality of raw digital signals; an image signal processing module, coupled to the image sensing module, for processing the plurality of raw digital signals into a plurality of usable digital signals; a first encoding module, coupled to the image signal processing module, for compressing the plurality of usable digital signals into a plurality of first compressed digital signals based on a first high-definition compression standard; and a first data processing module, coupled to the first encoding module, for executing a first instant-messaging application, the first data processing module transmitting a plurality of second compressed digital signals via the first instant-messaging application, wherein the first data processing module comprises a second encoding module, coupled to the first encoding module, for compressing the plurality of first compressed digital signals into the plurality of second compressed digital signals based on a second high-definition compression standard; and a second terminal apparatus, comprising: a second data processing module for executing a second instant-messaging application, wherein the first instant-messaging application communicates with the second instant-messaging application through a network to establish a communication link over a wideband communication channel, the second data processing module receives the plurality of first compressed digital signals via the second instant-messaging application through the wideband communication channel; a decoding module, coupled to the second data processing module, for decompressing the plurality of second compressed digital signals under the second high-definition compression standard to obtain a plurality of image signals; and a displaying module, coupled to the decoding module, for displaying the plurality of image signals.