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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Joachim Platte, Hemmingen, DE;
Manfred Spruck, Strasbourg, FR;
Assignee:
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348 16 ; 348 17 ; 348 14 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a communications terminal, including a video telephone, for transmitting and receiving video and audio. The terminal includes video recording apparatus and video reproduction apparatus with the video recording apparatus being switchable into an 'off' mode by operation of a flap. In order to use the transmission capacity of the communications terminal even when the flap is closed, an image which already exists in a video memory is transmitted. A changeover is automatically made to the video memory by operation of the flap.