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US 2011/0085020 A1Published application
Videophone System and Telephone Communication Apparatus
AssigneeFunai Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorKouichi ISHIMOTO
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Abstract
In this videophone system, a second control portion of a second telephone communication apparatus is formed to transmit an image corresponding to an image request signal to a first telephone communication apparatus after a phone call to the first telephone communication apparatus is terminated when receiving the image request signal transmitted from the first telephone communication apparatus during the phone call.
Claims20
A videophone system comprising:
- a first telephone communication apparatus including a first imaging portion, a first communication portion, a first display portion and a first control portion and having a videophone function enabling a user to make a phone call while displaying an image of the other party on said first display portion;
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- a second telephone communication apparatus including a second imaging portion, a second communication portion, a second display portion and a second control portion and having a videophone function enabling a user to make a phone call while displaying an image of the other party on said second display portion, wherein
- said first control portion of said first telephone communication apparatus is formed to transmit an image request signal requesting said second telephone communication apparatus to transmit an image to said second telephone communication apparatus through said first communication portion on the basis of an operation of said user, and
- said second control portion of said second telephone communication apparatus is formed to transmit said image to be displayed on said first display portion of said first telephone communication apparatus through said second communication portion during a phone call to said first telephone communication apparatus, and to transmit said image corresponding to said image request signal after said phone call to said first telephone communication apparatus is terminated when said second communication portion receives said image request signal transmitted from said first telephone communication apparatus during said phone call.
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A telephone communication apparatus comprising an imaging portion, a communication portion, a display portion and a control portion, and
- having a videophone function enabling a user to make a phone call while displaying an image of the other party on said display portion, wherein
- said control portion is formed to transmit an image to be displayed on a display portion of a telephone communication apparatus of said other party through said communication portion during said phone call to said telephone communication apparatus of said other party and to transmit an image corresponding to an image request signal to said telephone communication apparatus of said other party after said phone call to said telephone communication apparatus of said other party is terminated when said communication portion receives said image request signal transmitted from said telephone communication apparatus of said other party during said phone call.
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