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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
May. 23, 2005
Yosuke Ezumi, Ohta-ku, JP;
Yukio Nohata, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Muneki Nakao, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Kogure, Ota, JP;
Yosuke Ezumi, Ohta-ku, JP;
Yukio Nohata, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Muneki Nakao, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Kogure, Ota, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication terminal includes a base and a wireless handset connected to the base with a wireless connection. In the communication terminal, an audio communication channel of interactive audiovisual communication or audio communication can be transferred between the base and the wireless handset. The communication terminal performs interactive audiovisual communication or audio communication by IP telephony over an IP network. The base includes a base handset serving as an audio inputting and outputting unit and a camera serving as an image inputting and outputting unit, where both units are used for interactive audiovisual communication. The wireless handset includes a microphone, a speaker, and a receiver, where these components constituting an audio inputting and outputting unit.