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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Paul Andrew Erb, Ottawa, CA;
Paul Andrew Erb, Ottawa, CA;
Mitel Networks Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
There is provided a system and method of audio-video communications including a plurality of end-user terminals coupled via a communications link. Each end-user terminal includes a video processor component, a user interface, a display, a speaker and a microphone, a video camera device and a storage device, all coupled to the processor. The user interface includes a video muting function. The video processor component includes a module responsive to the video muting function for switching from a video source of the video camera to a predetermined video signal. The video muting function includes a selection for muting video sent from one of the plurality of end-user terminals, muting video received by one of the plurality of end-user terminals, muting video, both video sent from and video received by one of the plurality of end-user terminals, or muting audio and video sent from one of the plurality of end-user terminals.