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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:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
James H. Boyden, Seattle, WA (US);
Kory D. Christensen, Kaysville, UT (US);
David W. Meibos, Sandy, UT (US);
Thomas M. Hardman, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James H. Boyden, Seattle, WA (US);
Kory D. Christensen, Kaysville, UT (US);
David W. Meibos, Sandy, UT (US);
Thomas M. Hardman, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Digeo, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
Eye-to-eye videoconferencing may be carried out through the use of a camera secured to an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism removably secures the camera to a screen portion of a display screen such that the camera is disposed between the display screen and a person engaged in videoconferencing. In one embodiment, the attachment mechanism is a suction cup. In one alternate embodiment, the attachment mechanism takes the form of first and second strips of double-sided tape. In another alternate embodiment, the attachment mechanism includes first and second magnets removably secured to front and back sides of a flat panel display. Magnetic force between the first and second magnets removably secures the camera to a screen portion of the flat panel display.