Interactive video communication system

Abstract

Interactive video communication system (1) comprising client systems (2) with transmitters (10) for transmitting client signals to further client systems (3) and first receivers (11) for receiving video signals from sources (4) and second receivers (12) for receiving further client signals from the further client systems (3) and screens (13) for displaying video information derived from the video signals and further client information derived from the further client signals and storing means (14, 15, 54) for storing signals and detecting means (16, 17, 56) for detecting commando's from clients are improved by, in response to a first commando, marking a part of the signal and storing further parts of this signal, and, in response to a second commando, supplying the further parts of the signal to the screen and storing yet further parts of the signal. Network systems (5) comprising network receivers (51) for receiving client signals from the client systems (2, 3) and network transmitters (52) for transmitting client signals to the client systems (2, 3) are located between the client systems (2, 3).

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