Abstract: A two-way communication system in which a plurality of communication terminal devices are mutually connected via a network, wherein the communication terminal devices include: a camera; and a terminal main unit; and wherein the camera includes an imaging unit configured to image a subject to output image data; and wherein the terminal main unit includes a remote control signal reception unit configured to receive a remote control signal, a communication unit configured to transmit image data to another communication terminal device, and a mute control unit configured to selectively switch the image data transmitted from the communication unit to image data output from the imaging unit or mute image data, based on a remote control signal for mute control received at the remote control signal reception unit.

Abstract: An interactive communication apparatus is disclosed which has a video signal obtained by an image pickup device performing an image pickup activity and which has the obtained video signal sent to another apparatus through a communication section while causing a display section to display an image based on a video signal received from the other apparatus through the communication section. The apparatus includes: a pickup start and stop section; an indicator image storage section; a video switching section; and a control unit.

Abstract: A two-way communication system in which a plurality of communication terminal devices are mutually connected via a network, wherein the communication terminal devices include: a camera; and a terminal main unit; and wherein the camera includes an imaging unit configured to image a subject to output image data; and wherein the terminal main unit includes a remote control signal reception unit configured to receive a remote control signal, a communication unit configured to transmit image data to another communication terminal device, and a mute control unit configured to selectively switch the image data transmitted from the communication unit to image data output from the imaging unit or mute image data, based on a remote control signal for mute control received at the remote control signal reception unit.

Abstract: An interactive communication apparatus is disclosed which has a video signal obtained by an image pickup device performing an image pickup activity and which has the obtained video signal sent to another apparatus through a communication section while causing a display section to display an image based on a video signal received from the other apparatus through the communication section. The apparatus includes: a pickup start and stop section; an indicator image storage section; a video switching section; and a control unit.