Abstract: An auxiliary unit is used in conjunction with a personal computer based work station for interconnecting the work station to an audio-visual communications network. The auxiliary unit includes a CRT, a camera, a speaker phone circuit, and a CPU for interfacing these elements with each other and with the communications network to permit the transmission and reception of voice, video and computer graphics information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 1987
Date of Patent:
January 9, 1990
Assignee:
Video Telecom Corp.
Inventors:
Joe W. Duran, Michael L. Kenoyer, Edward H. Cooper, Jr., JoonYoul Maeng