Audio/video transceiver provided with a device for reconfiguration of incompatibly received or transmitted video and audio information

Claim 2

A controller for operating a plurality of video and audio information production devices, based upon video and audio information supplied to, or received from a telecommunications network provided with a plurality of network equipment, comprising: an input/output device for receiving and transmitting video and audio information to and from the telecommunications network on a real time basis, said input/output device continuously monitoring run-time status and condition changes of said telecommunications network and dynamically controlling and adjusting on a real time basis corresponding network bandwidth utilization by said video and audio information prior to immediately transmitting all of said video and audio information to said telecommunications network; processor means connected to said input/output device for processing video and audio information supplied to, or received from said input/output device, said processor means including means for recognizing and processing a plurality of mutually incompatible video and audio coding algorithms for information received from, or supplied to said telecommunications network; reconfiguration means connected to said processor means for standardizing and reconfiguring the video and audio information according to a selective internal file format which is universally compatible with any coding algorithms received from, or supplied to the telecommunication network, said reconfiguration means further performing scalable internal data reformatting among incompatibly received or transmitted video and audio information; and interface devices for direct communication between said controller and the video and audio information production devices, said interface devices receiving information transmitted by the video and audio information production devices and transmitting information from said controller to the video and audio information production devices, including the encoded video and audio information which are universally compatible with the video coding algorithms produced by said reconfiguration means.

Claim 3

The controller in accordance with claim 1, further including a source controller for choosing the bandwidth of the video information supplied to the telecommunications network and the audio quality of the audio information supplied to the telecommunications network.

Claim 4

The controller in accordance with claim 2, wherein said source controller automatically chooses the bandwidth of the video information and the quality of the audio information supplied to the telecommunications network based upon the status and/or condition of the telecommunications network.

Claim 5

The controller in accordance with claim 2, further including a video display, microphone and at least one speaker associated with one of said video and audio information production devices whereby a video conference can be held.

Claim 6

The controller in accordance with claim 1, further including a memory device for storing video and audio information received from or supplied to the telecommunications network and the information production devices according to said internal file format.

Claim 7

The controller in accordance with claim 1, wherein said processor further includes a decoder and an encoder.

Claim 8

The controller in accordance with claim 1, further including, a means for producing a graphics overlay, a means for producing a text overlay, a means for producing a motion object overlay, a means for producing a still background underlay and a means for producing an audio overlay, said various overlays and underlay being transmitted to various video and audio information production devices through said processor means and said interface devices.

Claim 9

The controller in accordance with claim 1, further including a motion compensation and frame differentiator connected to said processor.

Claim 10

The controller in accordance with claim 1, wherein said processor means includes a means for simulating and annealing randomly distributed audio and video information to improve the transmission quality of the telecommunication network.

Claim 11

A multimedia communications system, comprising: a plurality of independent video and audio information production devices; a telecommunications network provided with a plurality of network equipment; a selective one or plurality of controllers connected between said telecommunications network and said video and audio production devices, each of said controllers provided with control means for operating a single or plurality of selective video and audio information production devices, based upon video and audio information supplied to, or received from said telecommunications network, comprising: an input/output device for connecting to one or more of said network equipment receiving and transmitting video and audio information to and from said telecommunications network on real time basis, and input/output device continuously monitoring run-time status and condition changes of said telecommunications network and dynamically controlling and adjusting on a real time basis corresponding network bandwidth utilization by said video and audio information prior to immediately transmitting all of said video and audio information to said telecommunications network; processor means connected to said input/output device for processing video and audio information supplied to or received from said input/output device, said processor means including means for recognizing and processing a plurality of mutually incompatible video and audio coding algorithms for information received from or supplied to said telecommunications network; reconfiguration means connected to said processor means for standardizing and reconfiguring the video and audio information according to a selective internal file format which is universally compatible with any coding algorithms received from or supplied to said telecommunications network, said reconfiguration means further performing scalable internal data reformatting among incompatibly received or transmitted video and audio information; and interface devices for direct communication between said controller and the video and audio information production devices, said interface devices receiving information transmitted by the video and audio information production devices and transmitting information said controller to the video and audio information production devices, including the encoded video and audio information which are universally compatible with video coding algorithms produced by said reconfiguration means.

Claim 12

A multimedia communications system, comprising: a plurality of independent video and audio information production devices; a telecommunications network provided with a plurality of network equipment; a selective one or plurality of controllers connected between said telecommunications network and said video and audio production devices, each of said controllers provided with control means for operating a single or plurality of selective video and audio information production devices, based upon video and audio information supplied to, or received from said telecommunications network, comprising: an input/output device for connecting to one or more of said network equipment receiving and transmitting video and audio information to and from said telecommunications network on real time basis, and input/output device continuously monitoring run-time status and condition changes of said telecommunications network and dynamically controlling and adjusting on a real time basis corresponding network bandwidth utilization by said video and audio information prior to immediately transmitting all of said video and audio information to said telecommunications network; processor means connected to said input/output device for processing video and audio information supplied to or received from said input/output device, said processor means including means for recognizing and processing a plurality of mutually incompatible video and audio coding algorithms for information received from or supplied to said telecommunications network; reconfiguration means connected to said processor means for standardizing and reconfiguring the video and audio information according to a selective internal file format which is universally compatible with any coding algorithms received from or supplied to said telecommunications network, said reconfiguration means further performing scalable internal data reformatting among incompatibly received or transmitted video and audio information; and interface devices for direct communication between said controller and the video and audio information production devices, said interface devices receiving information transmitted by the video and audio information production devices and transmitting information said controller to the video and audio information production devices, including the encoded video and audio information which are universally compatible with video coding algorithms produced by said reconfiguration means.

Claim 13

The system in accordance with claim 10, further including a source controller for choosing the bandwidth of the video information supplied to the telecommunications network and the audio quality of the audio information supplied to the telecommunications network.

Claim 14

The system in accordance with claim 11, wherein said source controller automatically chooses the bandwidth of the video information and the quality of the audio information supplied to the telecommunications network based upon the status and/or condition of the telecommunications network.

Claim 15

The system in accordance with claim 11, further including a video display, microphone and at least one speaker associated with one of said video and audio information production devices allowing a video conference to be held.

Claim 16

The system in accordance with claim 10, further including a memory device for storing video and audio information received from or supplied to the telecommunications network and the information production devices according to said internal file format.

Claim 17

The system in accordance with claim 10, wherein said processor further includes a decoder and an encoder.

Claim 18

The system in accordance with claim 10, further including a means for producing a graphics overlay, a means for producing a text overlay, a means for producing a motion object overlay, a means for producing a still background underlay and a means for producing an audio overlay, said various overlays and underlay being transmitted to various video and audio information production devices through said processor means and said interface devices.

Claim 19

The system in accordance with claim 10, further including a motion compensation and frame differentiator connected to said processor.

Claim 20

The system in accordance with claim 10, wherein said processor means includes a means for simulating and annealing randomly distributed audio and video information to improve the transmission quality of said transmission network of said telecommunications network.