METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION OVER A LIMITED BANDWIDTH MEDIUM

A method and apparatus for creating intermediate image frames based on two or more successive captured image frames for transmission over a limited bandwidth medium, such as a telephone line. The intermediate image frames are constructed based on pixel information of portions that did change between two consecutive frames. The intermediate frames are constructed without the necessity of creating portions of the successive image frames that did not move or change. The created intermediate frames may be combined with originally captured frames to convey live video information to a user.