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e-Control is a new color touchpanel control and display based on the Viewpad device from Viewsonic. This device is actually a LAN-connected Windows CE computer, which means it can be easily programmed for a variety of applications. It can be connected to a LAN through the docking platform shown in this slide, or, more typically, it can be operated wirelessly by using a RF LAN card (complies with standard 802.11(b)) in the display device. It can also connect to a VTEL videoconferencing system in “ad hoc” mode, through a Wireless USB Adapter or Wireless LAN network interface card.
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This device can be used to control VTEL endpoints -- not just the one in the same room, but any VTEL endpoint connected via the LAN -- on a different floor, or in a different building, or across continents. Video sources, local or remote, can be displayed on the touchpanel.
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The e-Control will come with several VTEL-provided user interface templates. An optional template creation tool will permit end-users to define and create their own user interfaces.
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As a future enhancement, VTEL’s e-Control will feature whiteboard capability. A user can annotate on any image (PowerPoint slide, image captured from document camera, etc.) right on the touchpanel. This annotated image can be displayed on the remote endpoint(s) in the conference, and saved for future use.
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The e-Control is about the same size as a standard 8-1/2 x 11” piece of paper, and is about 1” thick. It can be used on its docking stand (which includes LAN connection and re-charger), or undocked with the wireless LAN card.
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