Patent ID: 8264519

Claim:
A local multiscreen telepresence system at a local site configured to communicate with at least a remote multiscreen telepresence system at a remote site, said local multiscreen telepresence system comprising: a first high definition display screen configured to display a first remote video image at said remote site, said first remote video image being of a left-hand portion of the remote site; a first video camera positioned to capture an image of a right-hand portion of the local site; a first transceiver configured to send a first local video image from the first video camera to a corresponding transceiver at the remote site for display on a first remote display; a second high definition display screen configured to display a second remote video image at said remote site, said second remote video image being of a right-hand portion of the remote site; a second video camera positioned to capture an image of a left-hand portion of the local site; and a second transceiver configured to send a second video image from the second video camera to a corresponding transceiver at the remote site for display on a second remote display, wherein a first angle of view from the right-hand side of the local site to the first high definition display screen and a first angle of incidence from the right-hand side of the local site to the first video camera being approximately equal, a second angle of view from the left-hand side of the local site to the second high definition display screen and a second predetermined angle of incidence from the second video camera being approximately equal, said left-hand side and said right-hand side being with respect to a direction facing respective display surfaces of said first and second high definition display screens, and said first high definition display screen being positioned on a right side of said second high definition display screen at said local site, wherein a telepresence conference is initiated from only one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver to the remote multiscreen telepresence system with one telepresence call that includes an IP packet with a TPX message informing the remote multiscreen telepresence system of one or more addresses of respective codecs at the local multiscreen telepresence system.