Picture-phone apparatus

摘要

A transceiver for transmission and reception of video information via a telephone line is described. The transceiver includes a photosensitive imaging array 11 and means for coding an image focussed on the array into a digital signal. This signal is transmitted to a remote station via an acoustic coupler 17 whereby the transceiver is coupled to the line. The transceiver also includes a decoding circuit and a display 18 for presentation of information received from the remote station.