Abstract: A video-telephony system comprising a plurality of cameras, each capable of generating a video signal; a plurality of display units which are able to receive video signals from the cameras via a wireless link; a plurality of telephones which are able to communicate with each other; means for identifying a camera convenient for a user of a first one of the telephones; and means for transmitting a video signal generated by the camera to a display unit convenient for a user of a second one of the telephones engaged in a call with the first one of the telephones.