Computer-based multimedia video conferencing system

Author

Noore, A. ; Nestor, S. ; Lawson, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., West Virginia Univ., WV, USA

Volume

39

Issue

3

fYear

1993

Firstpage

587

Lastpage

592

Abstract

An affordable system level design of a practically prototyped computer-based desktop video conferencing (DVC) system that is capable of delivering full motion analog audio and video is presented. The DVC system is designed to exchange full motion analog video and audio among conference participants using point-to-point and multipoint communication. It is capable of interfacing directly with a codec for video conferencing in the digital domain. The main advantages of this system are low cost, flexibility, and the ability to share applications in an effective manner. The proposed DVC system has been implemented to support 12 users and one additional video/audio input for viewing external television broadcasts

Keywords

codecs; multimedia systems; teleconferencing; analog audio; codec; computer-based desktop video conferencing; digital domain; full motion analog video; multimedia; multipoint communication; point-to-point communication; Analog computers; Codecs; Costs; Digital video broadcasting; Multimedia systems; Prototypes; System-level design; TV; Video sharing; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.234639

Filename

234639