US Patent No: 4,816,905

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Telecommunication system with video and audio frames

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Abstract

An interactive system transfers video and audio information from a central facility to terminals by means of addressed television frames. Each audio frame includes information representing a single channel of time compressed audio. The terminals store correctly addressed frames. Video frames are repeatedly replayed to provide series of still-frame images. The audio frame is used to generate a normal speed audio output.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
GTE MAIN STREET INCORPORATEDSTAMFORD, CT10
U.S. WORKS-86, INC., FORT WORTH, TXSTAMFORD, CT1

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eichelberger, George P Fairfield, CT 2 257
Lin, Eric C W Westwood, MA 6 254
Mustafa, Mehmet Waltham, MA 6 292
Tweedy, Ernest P Lexington, MA 7 414

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