Video distance learning system
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Dec 15, 1998
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Jul 18, 1994
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A video distance learning system including a teaching classroom connected to remote learning classrooms by a fiber-optic communication network. The teaching classroom includes at least a rear audio/video cabinet housing four video monitors and a camera. The remote classrooms have front cabinets with four monitors and a camera. In a normal operating mode, one of the video monitors will display the teacher, while the other three monitors display classroom images. A rear video camera mounted is focused on the teacher and a front video camera may be focused on the students. The front video cabinet may have a graphics or document camera is also provided on the front video cabinet. The document camera points downward at a light table to image materials such as books, pictures and overhead transparencies. The teacher may switch between the rear camera, the front camera and the document camera. A teacher's work station, may be located at the front of the teaching classroom. A control panel allows the teacher to control all devices located within the room, such as volume, displays, or focus. The work station may also include a personal computer interfacing with the network to schedule classes. The video distance learning system facilitates eye contact between the teacher in a teaching classroom and students in remote classrooms.
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