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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1995
Makoto Murata, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A terminal apparatus capable of holding a TV conference by communicating at least images and voices has a camera unit for taking a picture of participants in a TV conference to obtain video information, a plurality of audio input units for inputting audio information of each participant in the TV conference, and a control unit for controlling a zooming state of the camera unit according to an audio input condition of the plurality of audio input units. Another terminal apparatus has a video input unit for inputting video information, an audio input unit for inputting audio information related to the video information, and an audio transmission unit for transmitting the video information according to an audio input condition of the audio input unit. Another terminal apparatus has an audio input unit for inputting audio information, and an audio transmission unit for transmitting audio information to an external terminal according to an audio input condition of the audio input unit.