Patent ID: 7508412

Claim:
A portable electronic device for video conferencing, the portable electronic device comprising: an image-capturing module for capturing a scene and generating first video data; a display module; and a wireless signal transceiver module, wherein, when the portable electronic device is connected to a computer through a transmission interface, and when the portable electronic device receives second video data and second audio data through the wireless signal transceiver module, the portable electronic device sends the second video data to the computer through the transmission interface, the second video data is displayed on a display of the computer, and the second video data and the second audio data come from a remote electronic device; wherein the portable electronic device sends the first video data to the remote electronic device through the wireless signal transceiver module, so as to hold a video conference; and wherein, when the portable electronic device is not connected to the computer, the portable electronic device is capable of displaying the first video data on the display module.