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Image and voice communication system and videophone transfer method
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Inventors: Tabata, Seiichiro; Kobayashi, Hiroyoshi; Kikuchi, Kumi;
Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Kuntz; Curtis
Assistant Examiner: Eng; George
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP
An image and voice communication system of the present invention has an image display element and a voice output element which are suitable for image and voice communication, and further includes a character image setting element capable of imaginatively setting a character image to be displayed on the image display element; a change command receive element for receiving from a communication mate a command signal for changing the character image; a character change element for changing the character image according to the command signal; and an element for causing the display element to display a character image changed by the character change element by supplying the changed character image to the display element. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image and voice communication system and a videophone transfer method for transmitting users' face motion and countenance in real time using simple and low price devices without the disadvantages presented by the prior art system discussed above.
In particular, an image and voice communication system of this invention has an image display element and a voice output element which are suitable for image and voice communication, at least in a receiving side of the communication, and comprises a character image setting element for making it possible to optionally set a character image displayed in the image display element, a change command receiving element for receiving from a communication mate a command signal to change the character image, a character changing element for changing the character image according to the command signal, and an element for providing a character image changed by the character changing element to the display element and making the display element display the changed character image.
These objects and advantages of the present invention will become further apparent from the following detailed explanation.
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