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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon Douglas Ford, Round Rock, TX (US);
Pamela Saegert, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Glen Duncan, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348 15 ; 348 17 ; 37910013 ; 379 9308 ; 37910017 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for 'piggy backing' a FAX transmission on a video call. A document, in the form of modulated facsimile data, is received from a machine located in proximity of a sending station. The document is demodulated, packetized and a header, indicating that the packet contains facsimile data, is added. The packets are then injected into a digital video stream carrying video conference data bound for the receiving station.