公开(公告)号：EP0898424B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-17

申请号：EP98120173.4

申请日：1994-03-16

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： Ludwig, Lester F. ,  Lauwers, Chris J. ,  Lantz, Keith A. ,  Burnett, Gerald J. ,  Burns, Emmett R.P.O.Box 10279

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04L12/18

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L12/1831 ,  H04L12/1836 ,  H04L12/185 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/4285 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/562 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/564 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M2201/38 ,  H04M2203/5018 ,  H04M2203/5027 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/148 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/152 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13175 ,  H04Q2213/1319 ,  H04Q2213/1322 ,  H04Q2213/1324 ,  H04Q2213/1326 ,  H04Q2213/1332 ,  H04Q2213/13337 ,  H04Q2213/13389

公开(公告)号：EP1814290A2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-01

申请号：EP07075306.6

申请日：1998-11-04

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： The designation of the inventor has not yet been filed

IPC: H04M3/42

CPC classification number: H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/5315 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M2201/26 ,  H04M2201/50 ,  H04M2203/301

Abstract: A networked multimedia system (10) comprises a plurality of networks (40) and at least one storage server (100). A signal path interconnects the workstations (12) and the storage server (100). Each workstation (40) includes video and audio reproduction capabilities, as well as video and audio capture capabilities. Any given storage server (100) comprises a set of storage cells (120) that operate under the direction of a storage cell manager (160). A storage cell (120) may include one or more encoding (132) and transcoding converters configured to convert or transform audio and video signals originating at a workstation into a form suitable for storage. A storage cell (120) may further include one or more decoding converters (134) configured to convert stored signals into a form suitable for audio and video signal reproduction at a workstation. Each storage cell (120) additionally includes at least one storage device (150) and storage device controller (152) capable of storing, for later retrieval, signals generated by one or more converters. The storage cell controller responds to signals received from the workstations (40), and oversees the operation of the storage cells to facilitate the storage of converted audio and video signals in at least one file that can be simultaneously accessed by one or more application programs executing on one or more workstations.

Abstract translation: 联网多媒体系统（10）包括多个网络（40）和至少一个存储服务器（100）。 信号路径互连工作站（12）和存储服务器（100）。 每个工作站（40）包括视频和音频再现能力以及视频和音频采集能力。 任何给定的存储服务器（100）包括在存储单元管理器（160）的指导下操作的一组存储单元（120）。 存储单元（120）可以包括一个或多个编码（132）和代码转换转换器，其被配置为将源自工作站的音频和视频信号转换或转换为适合于存储的形式。 存储单元（120）还可以包括一个或多个解码转换器（134），其被配置为将存储的信号转换为适合于在工作站处再现音频和视频信号的形式。 每个存储单元（120）另外包括至少一个存储设备（150）和存储设备控制器（152），其能够存储以供稍后检索由一个或多个转换器生成的信号。 存储单元控制器响应从工作站（40）接收到的信号，并且监督存储单元的操作以便于将转换的音频和视频信号存储在至少一个文件中，该文件可以被一个或多个应用程序执行 在一个或多个工作站上。

公开(公告)号：EP1381236A2

公开(公告)日：2004-01-14

申请号：EP03023333.2

申请日：1995-10-04

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： Ludwig, Lester Frank

IPC: H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04M3/56

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  H04L12/2859 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/108 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/6137 ,  H04N21/6187

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for providing multimedia telecommunication services to multimedia workstations (100, 102). The multimedia workstations (100, 102) communicate with a multimedia central office (112) which includes a digital switch complex (150) coupled to a public digital telephone network (106), and at least one twisted pair transceiver (157) coupled to at least one twisted pair link in a telephone loop plant. The multimedia central office (112) further includes at least one switch complex (154) operatively associated with the digital switch complex and at least one twisted pair transceiver. The multimedia central office is capable of transceiving signals with multimedia workstations interfaced to the public digital telephone network, and with multimedia workstations interfaced to at least one twisted pair link in the telephone loop plant. The signals which are transceived include audio signals, video signals, and digital data signals used in providing the multimedia telecommunications services.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于向多媒体工作站提供多媒体电信服务的方法和系统（100,102）。 多媒体工作站（100,102）与包括耦合到公共数字电话网络（106）的数字交换机组合（150）的多媒体中心局（112）通信，以及至少一个双绞线收发机（157），耦合到 电话回路工厂中至少有一条双绞线链路。 多媒体中心局（112）还包括至少一个与数字交换机复合体可操作地相关联的交换机组合（154）和至少一个双绞线收发机。 多媒体中心局能够通过连接到公共数字电话网络的多媒体工作站和多媒体工作站收发信号，多媒体工作站与电话回路工厂中的至少一个双绞线链路连接。 被收发的信号包括用于提供多媒体电信业务的音频信号，视频信号和数字数据信号。

公开(公告)号：EP0801858B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-10

申请号：EP95937413.3

申请日：1995-10-04

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： LUDWIG, Lester, Frank, Jr.

IPC: H04L12/64 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  H04L12/2859 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/108 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/6137 ,  H04N21/6187

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for providing multimedia telecommunication services to multimedia workstations (100, 102). The multimedia workstations (100, 102) communicate with a multimedia central office (112) which includes a digital switch complex (150) coupled to a public digital telephone network (106), and at least one twisted pair transceiver (157) coupled to at least one twisted pair link in a telephone loop plant. The multimedia central office (112) further includes at least one switch complex (154) operatively associated with the digital switch complex and the at least one twisted pair transceiver. The multimedia central office is capable of transceiving signals with multimedia workstations interfaced to the public digital telephone network, and with multimedia workstations interfaced to the at least one twisted pair link in the telephone loop plant. The signals which are transceived include audio signals, video signals, and digital data signals used in providing the multimedia telecommunication services.

公开(公告)号：EP0899954B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-13

申请号：EP98120172.6

申请日：1994-10-03

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： Ludwig, Lester F. ,  Lauwers, Chris J. ,  Lantz, Keith A. ,  Burnett, Gerald J. ,  Burns, Emmett

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M3/50 ,  H04L12/18

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L12/1831 ,  H04L12/1836 ,  H04L12/185 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/4285 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/562 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/564 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M2201/38 ,  H04M2203/5018 ,  H04M2203/5027 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/148 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/152 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13175 ,  H04Q2213/1319 ,  H04Q2213/1322 ,  H04Q2213/1324 ,  H04Q2213/1326 ,  H04Q2213/1332 ,  H04Q2213/13337 ,  H04Q2213/13389

公开(公告)号：EP0721725B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-09

申请号：EP94921163.5

申请日：1994-03-16

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： LUDWIG, Lester, F. ,  LAUWERS, J. Chris ,  LANTZ, Keith, A. ,  BURNETT, Gerald, J. ,  BURNS, Emmett, R.

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04L12/18

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L12/1831 ,  H04L12/1836 ,  H04L12/185 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/4285 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/562 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/564 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M2201/38 ,  H04M2203/5018 ,  H04M2203/5027 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/148 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/152 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13175 ,  H04Q2213/1319 ,  H04Q2213/1322 ,  H04Q2213/1324 ,  H04Q2213/1326 ,  H04Q2213/1332 ,  H04Q2213/13337 ,  H04Q2213/13389

Abstract: A collaboration system that integrates separate real-time and asynchronous networks - the former for real-time audio and video, and the latter for control signals and textual, graphical and other data - in a manner which closely approximates the experience of face-to-face collaboration. These capabilities are achieved by exploiting a variety of hardware, software and networking technologies in a manner that preserves the quality and integrity of audio/video/data and other multimedia information, even after wide area transmission, and at a significantly reduced networking cost as compared to what would be required by presently known approaches. The system architecture is readily scalable to the largest enterprise network environments. It accommodates differing levels of collaborative capabilities available to individual users and permits high-quality audio and video capabilities to be readily superimposed onto existing personal computers and workstations (12) and their interconnecting LANs (10) and WANs (15). In the case of a plurality of geographically dispersed LANs (10) interconnected by a WAN (15), the demands made on the WAN are significantly reduced by employing multi-hopping techniques, including avoiding the unnecessary decompression of data at intermediate hops, as well as video mosaicing and cut-and-paste technology.

公开(公告)号：EP1029273A1

公开(公告)日：2000-08-23

申请号：EP98958473.5

申请日：1998-11-04

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： LUDWIG, Lester ,  BROWN, William, Blake ,  YUL, Inn, J. ,  VUONG, Anh, T. ,  VANDERLIPPE, Richard W. ,  BURNETT, Gerald ,  LAUWERS, Chris ,  LUI, Richard ,  APPLEBAUM, Daniel

IPC: G06F9/46 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/40

CPC classification number: H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/5315 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M2201/26 ,  H04M2201/50 ,  H04M2203/301

Abstract: A networked multimedia system (10) comprises a plurality of networks (40) and at least one storage server (100). A signal path interconnects the workstations (12) and the storage server (100). Each workstation (40) includes video and audio reproduction capabilities, as well as video and audio capture capabilities. Any given storage server (100) comprises a set of storage cells (120) that operate under the direction of a storage cell manager (160). A storage cell (120) may include one or more encoding (132) and transcoding converters configured to convert or transform audio and video signals originating at a workstation into a form suitable for storage. A storage cell (120) may further include one or more decoding converters (134) configured to convert stored signals into a form suitable for audio and video signal reproduction at a workstation. Each storage cell (120) additionally includes at least one storage device (150) and storage device controller (152) capable of storing, for later retrieval, signals generated by one or more converters. The storage cell controller responds to signals received from the workstations (40), and oversees the operation of the storage cells to facilitate the storage of converted audio and video signals in at least one file that can be simultaneously accessed by one or more application programs executing on one or more workstions

公开(公告)号：EP1705913A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-27

申请号：EP06075701.0

申请日：1994-10-03

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： Ludwig, Lester F. ,  Burns, Emmet R. ,  Lauwers, Chris J. ,  Lantz, Keith A. ,  Burnett, Gerald J.

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04M3/428

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L12/1831 ,  H04L12/1836 ,  H04L12/185 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/4285 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/562 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/564 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M2201/38 ,  H04M2203/5018 ,  H04M2203/5027 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/148 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/152 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13175 ,  H04Q2213/1319 ,  H04Q2213/1322 ,  H04Q2213/1324 ,  H04Q2213/1326 ,  H04Q2213/1332 ,  H04Q2213/13337 ,  H04Q2213/13389

Abstract: A collaboration system that integrates separate real-time and asynchronous networks - the former for real-time audio and video, and the latter for control signals and textual, graphical and other data - in a manner which closely approximates the experience of face-to-face collaboration. These capabilities are achieved by exploiting a variety of hardware, software and networking technologies in a manner that preserves the quality and integrity of audio/video/data and other multimedia information, even after wide area transmission, and at a significantly reduced networking cost as compared to what would be required by presently known approaches. The system architecture is readily scalable to the largest enterprise network environments. It accommodates differing levels of collaborative capabilities available to individual users and permits high-quality audio and video capabilities to be readily superimposed onto existing personal computers and workstations (12) and their interconnecting LANs (10) and WANs (15). In the case of a plurality of geographically dispersed LANs (10) interconnected by a WAN (15), the demands made on the WAN are significantly reduced by employing multi-hopping techniques, including avoiding the unnecessary decompression of data at intermediate hops, as well as video mosaicing and cut-and-paste technology.

Abstract translation: 将独立的实时和异步网络 - 前者用于实时音频和视频，后者用于控制信号和文本，图形和其他数据的协作系统 - 以一种近似于面对面的经验的方式， 面对面合作。 这些功能是通过利用各种硬件，软件和网络技术来实现的，即使在广域传输之后，也可以保持音频/视频/数据和其他多媒体信息的质量和完整性，并且显着降低网络成本 目前已知的方法将需要什么。 系统架构可以轻松扩展到最大的企业网络环境。 它适应各个用户可用的不同级别的协同功能，并允许高质量的音频和视频功能轻松叠加到现有的个人计算机和工作站（12）及其互连LAN（10）和WAN（15）上。 在通过WAN（15）互连的多个地理上分散的LAN（10）的情况下，通过采用多跳技术来显着减少在WAN上的需求，包括避免中间跳数据的不必要的解压缩 作为视频拼接和切割和粘贴技术。

公开(公告)号：EP1381236A3

公开(公告)日：2004-05-06

申请号：EP03023333.2

申请日：1995-10-04

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： Ludwig, Lester Frank

IPC: H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04M3/56

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  H04L12/2859 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/108 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/6137 ,  H04N21/6187

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for providing multimedia telecommunication services to multimedia workstations (100, 102). The multimedia workstations (100, 102) communicate with a multimedia central office (112) which includes a digital switch complex (150) coupled to a public digital telephone network (106), and at least one twisted pair transceiver (157) coupled to at least one twisted pair link in a telephone loop plant. The multimedia central office (112) further includes at least one switch complex (154) operatively associated with the digital switch complex and at least one twisted pair transceiver. The multimedia central office is capable of transceiving signals with multimedia workstations interfaced to the public digital telephone network, and with multimedia workstations interfaced to at least one twisted pair link in the telephone loop plant. The signals which are transceived include audio signals, video signals, and digital data signals used in providing the multimedia telecommunications services.

公开(公告)号：EP1307038A2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-02

申请号：EP03075276.0

申请日：1994-10-03

Applicant: Collaboration Properties, Inc.

Inventor： Ludwig, Lester F. ,  Burns, Emmet R. ,  Lauwers, Chris J. ,  Lantz, Keith A. ,  Burnett, Gerald J. ,  Ludwig, Lester F. ,  Burns, Emmet R. ,  Lauwers, Chris J. ,  Lantz, Keith A. ,  Burnett, Gerald J.

IPC: H04M3/56 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04L12/18

CPC classification number: H04L65/80 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L12/1831 ,  H04L12/1836 ,  H04L12/185 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L65/4038 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/4285 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M3/562 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/564 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M2201/38 ,  H04M2203/5018 ,  H04M2203/5027 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/148 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/152 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13175 ,  H04Q2213/1319 ,  H04Q2213/1322 ,  H04Q2213/1324 ,  H04Q2213/1326 ,  H04Q2213/1332 ,  H04Q2213/13337 ,  H04Q2213/13389

Abstract: A collaboration system that integrates separate real-time and asynchronous networks - the former for real-time audio and video, and the latter for control signals and textual, graphical and other data - in a manner which closely approximates the experience of face-to-face collaboration. These capabilities are achieved by exploiting a variety of hardware, software and networking technologies in a manner that preserves the quality and integrity of audio/video/data and other multimedia information, even after wide area transmission, and at a significantly reduced networking cost as compared to what would be required by presently known approaches. The system architecture is readily scalable to the largest enterprise network environments. It accommodates differing levels of collaborative capabilities available to individual users and permits high-quality audio and video capabilities to be readily superimposed onto existing personal computers and workstations (12) and their interconnecting LANs (10) and WANs (15). In the case of a plurality of geographically dispersed LANs (10) interconnected by a WAN (15), the demands made on the WAN are significantly reduced by employing multi-hopping techniques, including avoiding the unnecessary decompression of data at intermediate hops, as well as video mosaicing and cut-and-paste technology.