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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2009
Applicant:
Yoshinari Matsuda, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Inventor:
Yoshinari Matsuda, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A TV with Internet communication capability includes a built-in microphone and video camera. Signals from the microphone and video camera are processed by an IP phone module in the TV, multiplexed together, and sent over the Internet to one or more user-selected addresses. Incoming videoconferencing signals are demultiplexed and presented on the TV display and speaker.