Teleconferencing method and system

A teleconferencing method comprising the steps of:

• generating image data corresponding to a plurality of images from a remote station;
• receiving compressed data corresponding to said image data at a teleconferencing station;
• decompressing said compressed data to provide decompressed data;
• enhancing said decompressed data to increase a resolution of said plurality of images to provide an enhanced plurality of images when they are displayed at said teleconferencing station;
• displaying said enhanced plurality of images on at least one screen at said teleconferencing station so that at least one participant at said teleconferencing station views said enhanced plurality of images comprising an image of at least one person who appears substantially life size;
• and
• wherein said enhancing step occurs after said decompression step and during a teleconference.

A conferencing system comprising:

• a conferencing station defining a predetermined motif;
• an image system for displaying at said conferencing station a substantially full scale image of a plurality of persons located at a remote conferencing station so that participants at said conferencing station feel that any images of persons displayed by said image system at said conferencing station are life-size and face-to-face during a teleconference between said conferencing station and said remote conferencing station, said image system comprising:
• a plurality of CODECs for compressing and decompressing image data transmitted between said conferencing station and said remote conferencing station;
• and
• an image data enhancer for enhancing image data received at said conferencing station after the image data is decompressed and during said teleconference in order to enhance the resolution of the image displayed at said conferencing station.

A method for providing a teleconference environment, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of modular members and at least one screen;
• assembling said at least one screen and said plurality of modular members to provide a teleconferencing station;
• receiving image data at said teleconferencing station;
• said image data including compressed data corresponding to an image of at least one person at a remote station;
• decompressing said compressed data to provide decompressed data;
• enhancing said decompressed data to increase a resolution of said image to provide an enhanced image when it is displayed at said teleconferencing station;
• displaying said enhanced image on said at least one screen at said teleconferencing station so that at least one participant at said teleconferencing station views said image of said at least one person who appears substantially life size;
• and
• wherein said enhancing step occurs after said decompression step and during a teleconference.