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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence David Jackel, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Urs A Muller, Keyport, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 ;
Abstract
A method for improving video conferencing/calling between participants is disclosed. A video conference/call display window is provided to call participants. The position of the video call window is restricted to a portion of a video display screen which is close to the position of a video camera which is used during the video call. In this manner, a video call participant will be perceived to be looking at the video camera during the video call.