Patent ID: 7982762

Claim:
A video calling system comprising: a) a video camera arranged to produce local video images representative of a local video call participant; b) a transmitter arranged to receive said local video images and send information relating to said local video images to a remote receiver and a receiver arranged to receive information relating to remote video images representative of a remote participant in the video call via a communications link; c) a local video display arranged to display video images to said local video call participant; and d) an image generator arranged to receive said local video images and information relating to said remote video images, and generate combined video images for display on said local video display by combining said local and remote images such that both the face of the local participant and the face of the remote participant are: (i) displayed one on top of the other in substantial alignment; and (ii) simultaneously displayed in the region in which each one of the faces overlies the other face.