Appeal No. 1999-0224
Application No. 08/649,889
a graphics/command network;
an audio/video network;
means coupled to the respective networks for selectively switching a
plurality of audio/video signals input from the audio/video network to a
plurality of output terminals in response to commands received on the
graphics/command network;
means coupled to the respective networks via one of the output
terminals of the selectively switching means to selectively playback and
record the audio/video signals over the audio/video network in response to
control commands received over the graphics/command network;
a plurality of viewing stations coupled to the respective output
terminals of the selectively switching means to receive and transmit
audio/video signals, and coupled to the graphics/command network to
transmit and receive commands; and
means coupled to the graphics/command network for transmitting
and receiving commands to/from the selectively switching means, the
plurality of viewing stations, and the playing back and recording means, the
transmitting and receiving means setting up the respective networks
according to requests received from users at the plurality of viewing stations.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Mullett 5,655,214 Aug. 05, 1997
(filed Sep. 07, 1995)
“C-PHONE. The First Affordable, Television-Quality Desktop Video
Communications System That Keeps Your LAN Free for Other Tasks.”,
Target Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, North Carolina, 1995. (Target
Technologies).
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