| US 7,573,497 B2 | ||
| Computer-based multimedia communication system having an external unit | ||
| Yair Shachar, 3 Tsel Hagiva Street, Ramat Gan 52374 (Israel); Yaron Menczel, 17 Snunit Street, Mevasseret Zion 90805 (Israel); and Einav Raizman-Kedar, 35a Gordon Street, Givataim 53235 (Israel) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 04, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/727,054. | ||
| Application 10/727054 is a continuation of application No. 09/504947, filed on Feb. 16, 2000, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0005305 A1, Jan. 06, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 7/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—14.01 | 32 Claims |
| 1. A multimedia communication system comprising:
a host computer; and
a unit external to said host computer and connected to said host computer via an external bus, said unit configured to capture
a video stream from a video input device, to convert said captured video stream according to a predetermined standard for
transmitting video over a network, and to send said converted video stream to said host computer via said external bus,
wherein said host computer is configured to display content of said converted video stream on a local video output device
and substantially concurrently to send said content of said converted video stream for a remote display.
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