The Intel Business Video Phone is a complete video conferencing solution targeted at the mobile professional. The beauty of this new solution is that it is indeed as simple to use as the telephone. In fact, the product was designed to work on "plain-old telephone" (POTS) lines. For the professional on the go, it is now truly possible to stay plugged in to colleagues and family. Anytime. Anywhere. Check out the latest press release.

Interoperability with all endpoints compliant with the ITU H.324 conferencing standard "Voice call first" support allowing users to make a regular speakerphone call, and transition seamlessly -- with the click of a mouse -- to a full video conference Intuitive interface and dialer from the award-winning Intel ProShare® Video System 2.0 Superior video quality -- adjustable for frame rate vs. clarity Local and remote video windows with multiple sizes, expandable to 352 x 264 Full duplex, toll quality audio Software-based processing via the Intel Pentium® processor

Audio/Video Conferencing
The Business Video Phone application showcases audio and audio/video conferencing, and supports simple voice calls and a simple call model:
Dialing of voice and audio/video calls
Motion video display of both remote and local users
Highly customizable window arrangement and window size
Video control to fine-tune clarity and motion
Connection Quality Indicator that informs the user of telephone connection quality
Audio and Video Volume and Mute controls
Personalized and Corporate Address Book Files to store and organize names and contact information
Hardware diagnostics for advanced video capture hardware troubleshooting

Dialing
The dialing functions are used to make voice calls and to initiate video calls ("voice call first"):
Phone number entered by keyboard, downline phone, or GUI keypad
Speed dial list
Hang up button
Number Search
Video button to transition from voice to video conference

Answering
The answering functions notify the receiver of an incoming call and allow the receiver to initiate a video call:
Pop up on incoming calls
Call "Accept" and "Reject" buttons
Low-memory state Listening Mode that listens for calls while you're doing something else on your PC

Data Call First & Voice Call First
The Business Video Phone uses voice-call-first as the primary connection model and has a data-call-first option to comply with the H.324 standard. Audio/Video Controls include:
Window sizes -- QCIF, CIF
Mute -- Audio/Video
Initiate Video Call -- Voice Call First & Data Call First
Volume Adjust
Speakerphone

Data Sharing
Customers will receive a coupon with the product for a future upgrade to T120 Data Sharing. Features include:
Application Sharing
High-speed file transfer
Photo Exchange
Electronic business card exchange
Fully interoperable with Microsoft NetMeeting*

Languages
North American English

Stack and Infrastructure H.324 Implementation
Intel Native Modem Controller
H.324 Video Subsystem
VfW Driver
VCC Software for Conferencing
.263 QCIF with advanced prediction and PB frames
176x144 for capture, compression, and decompression
176x132 display to 4:3 aspect ratio of PC display
H.223 mux/framing
G.723 audio (ring 0) embedded in modem for best quality audio
H.245 Profile 1
V.8' negotiation for voice-call-first

Mobile Video Capture Card
The H.324 stack is designed to work with any VfW compliant capture device. The Business Video Phone includes an advanced video capture card that meets the performance demands of real-time video conferencing:
Low cost, low-power PCI-compliant capture ASIC
CardBus compliance for busmastership
Integrated NTSC camera interface
Any NTSC camera

Starting in January, the complete solution is available through the Toshiba InTouch Center as the Noteworthy* Business Video Phone accessory for the Tecra 510 notebook computer. For a complete list of Toshiba and Noteworthy Accessories, please call 1.800.959.4100 for a Toshiba Accessories Catalog. Toshiba Web Address http://computers.toshiba.com Toshiba InTouch Center # 1.800.334.3445

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