Patent ID: 8619953

Claim:
A home videoconferencing apparatus, comprising: a plurality interfaces for communicating content; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the interfaces, the one or more processors operable to: selectively output program content to a display component via at least one of the interfaces, the program content received from one or more networks via at least one of the interfaces, selectively output far-end videoconference content to the display component during a video call, the far-end videoconference content received from the one or more networks during the video call via at least one of the interfaces, selectively output near-end videoconference content over the one or more networks during the video call via at least one of the interfaces, and selectively send uncompressed video signals to the display component via at least one of the interfaces, the uncompressed video signals including video signals received via a first of the one or more networks in a first selected mode, via a second of the one or more networks in a second selected mode, and via both the first and second networks in a third selected mode.