SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT TO POINT INTEGRATION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS WITH VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS

摘要

A system and method for integrating a personal computer based presentation with a videoconferencing system. A coupling device includes a card, insertable into a PCMCIA slot of a laptop computer or like machine, which includes a cable coupled to the card at a first end and to a connector coupled at a second end. The card includes firmware for loading into RAM of the computer and software operable to execute code.

主权项

1. An apparatus for conducting videoconferences, the apparatus comprising:
a videoconferencing system at a local site configured to be coupled via a network connection to a remote videoconferencing system; a personal computer coupled to the videoconferencing system via a local area network, wherein the personal computer executes software to cause the personal computer to stream a compressed and scaled non-video image from the personal computer to the videoconferencing system for display as a live graphic on a remote monitor.