Patent ID: 7986335

Claim:
A set-top box videoconferencing system, comprising: a set-top box; a microphone; a speaker; a network connection; a camera, comprising: a lens portion; a camera base coupled to the lens portion; and a codec implemented in the set-top box for processing videoconferencing signals; wherein the set-top box is coupled to the microphone, speaker, network connection, and camera, wherein the set-top box includes a digital video recorder (DVR), wherein the codec is configured to: transmit first audio and video captured by the microphone and camera to one or more other videoconferencing systems over a wide area network using the network connection during a videoconference; receive second audio and video from the one or more other videoconferencing systems over the wide area network using the network connection during the videoconference, wherein said transmitting and said receiving are performed simultaneously; wherein the DVR is configured to record at least a portion of the videoconference during said transmitting and said receiving, wherein the recording includes at least a portion of the first audio and video and at least a portion of the second audio and video.