| 摘要 |
<p>A video conferencing system and method utilizes video data from cameras situated at the respective locations of user terminals. The video data from each of the cameras is provided to user terminals, where it is processed into a compressed video data stream by software installed and executed in the user terminal. The user of the user terminal requests that the compressed video data stream be sent to receiving users based upon the receiving user's telephone number. The compressed video data streams are provided to a server that passes them to user terminals without decompressing them. Each user terminal receives, decompresses and displays a selected combination of said decompressed output data streams according to a selection by the receiving user of the user terminal.</p> |
