CODEC-DRIVEN TOUCH SCREEN VIDEO CONFERENCING CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

A CODEC-driven touch screen video conferencing control system (10) provides a touch screen entry and display device (41) that interfaces with the CODEC (13) of the existing video conferencing system so that remote operation is compatible with the pre- programming of the video conferencing system. A computer (43) with video capture device (45) captures the output video of the video conferencing CODEC (13) and transmits it to the touch screen (44) so that what is displayed on the touch screen is all of the controls for the video conferencing system as pre-programmed by the video conferencing system manufacturer. There is no requirement to employ a cursor on the video conferencing monitor screen. In fact, through use of the present invention, none of the control functions of the video conferencing system appear on its monitor screens. Rather, those functions are solely displayed on the touch screen (44) of the remote control device (41).