High speed teleconference system

Claim 2

A high speed teleconference station comprising: interface means for receiving a first analog signal and outputting a first digital signal; encoding/compressing means, coupled to said interface means, for encoding and compressing said first digital signal to produce a first compressed encoded signal; multiplexing/demultiplexing means, coupled to said encoding/compressing means, for receiving and splitting said first compressed encoded signal into at least two split first compressed encoded signals; at least two converting means, coupled to said multiplexing/demultiplexing means, for receiving a respective one of said at least two split first compressed encoded signals and respectively producing at least two first synchronous signals; at least two microwave transmitter/receiver means, each coupled to a respective one of said at least two converting means, each for receiving a respective one of said at least two first synchronous signals, for generating a respective first microwave signal, for modulating said respective first microwave signal according to said respective one of said at least two first synchronous signals to produce at least two first modulated microwave signals; and combining/splitting means, coupled to said at least two microwave transmitter/receiver means, for combining said at least two first modulated microwave signals and outputting a first combined microwave signal.

Claim 3

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 1, further comprising housing means for housing said interface means, said encoding/compressing means, said multiplexing/demultiplexing means, said at least two converting means, said at least two microwave transmitter/receiver means, and said combining/splitting means.

Claim 4

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a handle attached to said housing means for carrying said housing means.

Claim 5

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 3, wherein said housing means is a suitcase.

Claim 6

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least two converting means each include a protocol converter and an interface converter.

Claim 7

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 5, wherein said interface converter is an RS-232 to V.35 interface converter.

Claim 8

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 1, wherein said encoding/compressing means uses motion interpolation buffering.

Claim 9

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first analog signal is audio and video for teleconferencing.

Claim 10

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said combining/splitting means receives a second combined microwave signal and outputs at least two second modulated microwave signals; said at least two microwave transmitter/receiver means each receives a respective one of said at least two second modulated microwave signals and outputs a respective one of at least two second synchronous signals; said at least two converting means each receives a respective one of said at least two second synchronous signals and respectively produces at least two split second compressed encoded signals; and said multiplexing/demultiplexing means receives and combines said at least two split second compressed encoded signals into a second compressed encoded signal.

Claim 11

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 9, further comprising decoding/decompressing means, coupled to said multiplexing/demultiplexing means, for receiving said second compressed encoded signal and producing a second digital signal.

Claim 12

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 10, wherein said interface means receives said second digital signal and produces a second analog signal.

Claim 13

The high speed teleconference station as claimed in claim 9, further comprising at least two modems, each coupled between a respective one of said at least two microwave transmitter/receiver means and a respective one of said at least two converting means.

Claim 16

The method for transmitting teleconferencing information as claimed in claim 13, wherein said step of converting includes changing from RS-232 to V.35.

Claim 17

The method for transmitting teleconferencing information as claimed in claim 13, wherein said step of encoding and compressing includes motion interpolation buffering.

Claim 18

A high speed teleconference station comprising: interface means for receiving a first analog signal and outputting a first digital signal; encoding/compressing means for encoding and compressing said first digital signal to yield a first compressed encoded signal; multiplexing and demultiplexing means for receiving and splitting said first compressed encoded signal into two first compressed encoded signals and for receiving two second encoded compressed signals and outputting a combined second encoded compressed signal; dual converting means coupled to said multiplexing and demultiplexing means for receiving said two first compressed encoded signals and outputting two first synchronous signals and for receiving two second synchronous signals and outputting said two second encoded compressed signals; two microwave transmitter/receiver means for receiving said two first synchronous signals, for generating two first microwave signals, for modulating said two first microwave signals according to said two first synchronous signals to produce two first modulated microwave signals and for outputting said two first modulated microwave signals, as well as for receiving two second modulated microwave signals which have been modulated with said two second synchronous signals and for outputting said two second synchronous signals; combining/splitting means for combining said two first modulated microwave signals into a combined first modulated microwave signal and for splitting a combined second modulated microwave signal into said two second modulated microwave signals; and decoding/decompressing means coupled to said multiplexing and demultiplexing means for decoding and decompressing said combined second encoded compressed signal and outputting a second digital signal.

Claim 19

A high speed teleconference station comprising: interface means for receiving a first analog signal and outputting a first digital signal; encoding/compressing means for encoding and compressing said first digital signal to yield a first compressed encoded signal; multiplexing and demultiplexing means for receiving and splitting said first compressed encoded signal into two first compressed encoded signals and for receiving two second encoded compressed signals and outputting a combined second encoded compressed signal; dual converting means coupled to said multiplexing and demultiplexing means for receiving said two first compressed encoded signals and outputting two first synchronous signals and for receiving two second synchronous signals and outputting said two second encoded compressed signals; two microwave transmitter/receiver means for receiving said two first synchronous signals, for generating two first microwave signals, for modulating said two first microwave signals according to said two first synchronous signals to produce two first modulated microwave signals and for outputting said two first modulated microwave signals, as well as for receiving two second modulated microwave signals which have been modulated with said two second synchronous signals and for outputting said two second synchronous signals; combining/splitting means for combining said two first modulated microwave signals into a combined first modulated microwave signal and for splitting a combined second modulated microwave signal into said two second modulated microwave signals; and decoding/decompressing means coupled to said multiplexing and demultiplexing means for decoding and decompressing said combined second encoded compressed signal and outputting a second digital signal.