subject: Recent Buzz In The Town: Video Conferencing Equipment And The Courts [print this page] You might be aware of the benefits of video conferencing. This system has been adopted in lots of places. Other than being used for the board meetings of the companies, it is also being used for medical purposes as well as for the courts.
There are lots of cases which are done through the video teleconferencing. With the help of the video conferencing equipment in the court a person can now be involved in the hearing of the court from a distance.
If the person has an interest in the case and wants to be a part of the hearing but is in a remote distance with the help of this technology he can be just in the courtroom but not physically.
Other than this, this technology can also be used by the witnesses to provide evidence against a person from a remote distance. You just need to create a video link between the court and the person. There are lots of benefits of the video conferencing equipment. First of all it will help the court save a lot of time.
It can carry on with the proceedings as fast as possible because it will not have to wait for a person to arrive from a remote place. The other benefit is that the court can save a lot of money as well.
This is the reason why most of the courts are adopting this solution so that they can work fast as well as efficiently. You just need a screen and a camera and an equipment to hear. Internet connection is also required so that the conference can be connected.
The court needs to have this equipment and the person with whom the connection needs to be made. The connection can also be made with the help of a telephone. You can take the help of an ISDN line which provides both picture and sound to travel between the two locations.
The VTC can be used for different types of cases of civil hearing. It can be used for case management, remote or overseas witnesses, ancillary relief hearing. It can also be used for other civil cases in which the court orders for video teleconferencing.
The parties involved must also agree to the usage of the video conferencing equipment. There are certain courts which have been listed because they have already started using this solution for the hearing of the cases.
Video conferencing has almost revolutionized the system in the court. This system can also be used to hear a case of a criminal who is inside the jail. The court can save a lot of money by not making him travel from the jail to the court and back.
