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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
Michael L. Kenoyer, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick D. Vanderwilt, Austin, TX (US);
Craig B. Malloy, Austin, TX (US);
William V. Oxford, Austin, TX (US);
Wayne E. Mock, Round Rock, TX (US);
Jonathan I. Kaplan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jesse A. Fourt, La Honda, CA (US);
Michael L. Kenoyer, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick D. Vanderwilt, Austin, TX (US);
Craig B. Malloy, Austin, TX (US);
William V. Oxford, Austin, TX (US);
Wayne E. Mock, Round Rock, TX (US);
Jonathan I. Kaplan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jesse A. Fourt, La Honda, CA (US);
LifeSize Communications, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, the components of a videoconferencing system may be incorporated in a unitary housing. For example, an integrated videoconferencing system may include microphones to capture participant audio and a camera to capture participant video (along with corresponding audio processing capabilities) in a unitary housing. The unitary housing may also include speakers to produce audio from conference participants and a display to provide video of conference participants. The integrated videoconferencing system may include a codec for encoding and/or decoding). The integrated videoconferencing system may also perform other conference related functions. The integrated videoconferencing system may be used as a speakerphone (e.g., in audio only calls) and/or a videoconference system. The integrated videoconferencing system may also fold into a compact form for portability.