1. In a video conferencing system including at least one monitor, a conventional remote controller, at least one camera and a coder and decoder (CODEC) facilitating compression of video signals for transmission and de-compression of video signals for display, said CODEC being electrically connected to said camera and monitor and including a receiver for receiving signals from said remote controller, said CODEC having a first port for transmission and receipt of Application Programming Interface (API) signals and a second port for transmission and receipt of capture video signals, the improvement comprising a touch screen remote controller for said video conferencing system comprising:
a) a computer;
b) a video capture device connected to said computer;
c) a touch screen system;
d) said computer being connected to said first port of said CODEC and said video capture device being connected to said second port of said CODEC;
e) said touch screen system being interconnected with said computer directly and via said video capture device.
2. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said video capture device includes means for capturing a video output of said CODEC corresponding to display on said monitor of areas corresponding to system functions.
3. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said video capture device includes means for supplying said touch screen system with said video output, said video output being displayed as an overlay on a touch screen of said touch screen system.
4. The improvement of claim 3, wherein said overlay includes said areas.
5. The improvement of claim 4, wherein each of said areas on said touch screen is assigned location coordinates, said touch screen system supplying said computer said location coordinates for each said area.
6. The improvement of claim 5, wherein said computer includes a memory with a look-up table, said look-up table being programmed with identification of each area and the location coordinates corresponding thereto.
7. The improvement of claim 6, wherein said touch screen has a touch-sensitive surface, whereby when a region of said touch screen is touched, location coordinates corresponding thereto are transmitted to said computer, whereupon said computer transmits API signals to said CODEC to instruct said CODEC to initiate performance of a function corresponding to said region of said touch screen that was touched.
8. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said CODEC is connected to a Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) and controls operation of said VCR to play programming on said monitor or record programming being displayed on said monitor.
9. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said CODEC is connected to a Digital Video Disc (DVD) playerrecorder and controls operation of said DVD to play programming on said monitor or record programming being displayed on said monitor.
10. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said CODEC is connected to a document camera and controls said document camera as needed to record document images.
11. The improvement of claim 7, wherein functions include control of a variety of functions of said camera including zoom and orientation.
12. The improvement of claim 7, wherein functions include control of audio functions of said system including volume and mutingunmuting.
13. The improvement of claim 7, wherein functions include control of recording of data using a VCR andor DVD playerrecorder.
14. The improvement of claim 3, wherein said overlay is solely displayed on said touch screen and not on a screen of said monitor.
15. The improvement of claim 7, wherein said touch screen system includes means for verifying instructions, whereby when a region of said touch screen is touched, before location coordinates corresponding to said region are transmitted to said computer, said touch screen displays a request to verify that a desired region corresponding to a desired instruction has been touched.
16. In a video conferencing system including at least one monitor, a conventional remote controller, at least one camera and a coder and decoder (CODEC) facilitating compression of video signals for transmission and de-compression of video signals for display, said CODEC being electrically connected to said camera and monitor and including a receiver for receiving signals from said remote controller, said CODEC having a first port for transmission and receipt of Application Programming Interface (API) signals and a second port for transmission and receipt of capture video signals, the improvement comprising a touch screen remote controller for said video conferencing system comprising:
a) a computer;
b) a video capture device connected between said computer and said second port of said CODEC;
c) a touch screen system including a touch screen;
d) said computer being connected to said first port of said CODEC to send and receive API signals;
e) said touch screen system being interconnected with said computer directly and via said video capture device.
17. The improvement of claim 16, wherein said video capture device includes means for capturing a video output of said CODEC corresponding to display on said monitor of areas corresponding to system functions, said video capture device including means for supplying through the computer said touch screen system with said video output, said video output being displayed as an overlay on a touch screen of said touch screen system, said overlay including said areas, and said overlay not displayed on a screen of said monitor.
18. The improvement of claim 17, wherein each of said areas on said touch screen is assigned location coordinates, said touch screen system supplying said computer said location coordinates for each said area, said computer including a memory with a look-up table, said look-up table being programmed with identification of each area and the location coordinates corresponding thereto.
19. The improvement of claim 18, wherein said touch screen has a touch-sensitive surface, whereby when a region of said touch screen is touched, location coordinates corresponding thereto are transmitted to said computer, whereupon said computer transmits API signals to said CODEC to instruct said CODEC to initiate performance of a function corresponding to said region of said touch screen that was touched.
20. The improvement of claim 19, wherein said touch screen system includes means for verifying instructions, whereby when a region of said touch screen is touched, before location coordinates corresponding to said region are transmitted to said computer, said touch screen displays a request to verify that a desired region corresponding to a desired instruction has been touched.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A pliable single use liquid container and dispensing device for delivery of a precise amount of orally administered liquids across a broad range of viscosities, the container comprising a first and second generally opposed pliable sheets, a first seal joining the first and second pliable sheets and partially defining a liquid-containing chamber, a second seal joining the first and second pliable sheets and partially defining a pressure relieving chamber adjacent to the liquid-containing chamber, a boundary seal joining the first and second pliable sheets between the liquid-containing chamber and the pressure relieving chamber and partially defining the liquid-containing chamber and the pressure relieving chamber, a precisely measured single dose volume of fluent liquid disposed within the liquid-containing chamber, the boundary seal including a fluid transfer region seal forming at least a portion of the boundary seal which is lighter than the first and second seals so that upon application of pressure to the liquid in the liquid-containing chamber the fluid transfer region seal opens to permit the liquid to flow from the liquid-containing chamber into the pressure relieving chamber, the geometry of the portion based on the viscosity of the liquid, an outlet adapted for fluid communication with the pressure relieving chamber for flow of the liquid from the pressure relieving chamber out of the liquid container and sized based on the viscosity of the liquid and the geometry of the dispensing device, and a lighter outlet seal adapted to open upon application of fluid pressure from liquid in the pressure relieving chamber for dispensing the liquid from the liquid container, the lighter outlet seal being located in the outlet at the periphery of the liquid container for closing the outlet and the pressure relieving chamber, and inhibiting ingress of foreign matter into the outlet and pressure relieving chamber prior to administering the liquid, and for working in combination with the dispensing device to prevent spilling and splashing of the liquid prior to delivery, control the delivery rate of the liquid to the recipient, provide tactile force flow rate information feedback to the administrator.
2. A pliable single use liquid container as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a perimeter seal joining the first and second pliable sheets at their perimeters, the outlet seal defining a portion of the perimeter seal.
3. A pliable single use liquid container as set forth in claim 2 wherein the first and second seals form at least a portion of the perimeter seal of the first and second pliable sheets.
4. A pliable single use liquid container as set forth in claim 1 wherein the outlet seal is lighter than the fluid transfer region seal.
5. A pliable single use liquid container as set forth in claim 4 wherein the fluid transfer region seal and the outlet seal are formed for peeling release of the first pliable sheet from the second pliable sheet upon application of selected separating forces to the respective seals.
8. A pliable single use liquid container as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a liquid chamber dividing seal separating the liquid-containing chamber into a first liquid-containing sub-chamber and a second liquid-containing sub-chamber, at least a portion of said liquid chamber dividing seal comprising a liquid chamber fluid transfer region seal, a first component of said fluent oral liquid contained within the first liquid-containing sub-chamber, and a second component of said fluent oral liquid contained with the second liquid-containing sub-chamber, said liquid chamber fluid transfer region seal being lighter than said first and second seals.
9. A pliable single use liquid container as set forth in claim 1 wherein the boundary seal constitutes a first boundary seal and the fluid transfer region seal constitutes a first fluid transfer region seal, the container further comprising a second boundary seal located between the dispensing device and liquid-containing chamber, the second boundary seal including a second fluid transfer region seal forming at least a portion of the second boundary seal in which the seal joining the first and second pliable sheets is formed lighter than the first and second seals so that upon application of pressure to the liquid-containing chamber both the first and second fluid transfer region seals are adapted to rupture in sequence to permit the liquid to flow from the liquid-containing chamber into the dispensing device.
10. A pliable single use liquid container as set forth in claim 9 wherein the outlet seal is lighter than the first and second fluid transfer region seals.