Telephony terminal
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a network port configured to connect to a network interface that provides access to a data network;
a controller configured to, in response to receipt of header data from a phone port of the apparatus, initiate a service identified by the header data from a group of services supported by the apparatus, wherein the group of services comprises at leasta public switched telephone network service configured to process analog telephone data received via the phone port,a network voice service configured to convert information to or from a network voice format of the data network and exchanges the information with the network port, anda browser service; and
a user interface configured to display at least a portion of the information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus implementing a telephony terminal for connecting a telephone to a data network. In one implementation, a telephony system includes: a phone connection for connecting to a telephone; a network connection for connecting to a network; and a controller connected to said phone connection and to said network connection; wherein said controller provides a phone service for processing information for said phone connection, said controller provides a network service for processing information for said network connection, and said controller provides a network voice service for converting information to and from a network voice format.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a network port configured to connect to a network interface that provides access to a data network; a controller configured to, in response to receipt of header data from a phone port of the apparatus, initiate a service identified by the header data from a group of services supported by the apparatus, wherein the group of services comprises at least a public switched telephone network service configured to process analog telephone data received via the phone port, a network voice service configured to convert information to or from a network voice format of the data network and exchanges the information with the network port, and a browser service; and a user interface configured to display at least a portion of the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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connecting, by an apparatus comprising a processor, to a network interface that provides access to a data network; receiving, by the apparatus via a phone port of the apparatus, information comprising header information that identifies a service of a group of services supported by the apparatus, the group of services comprising at least a network voice service, a public switched telephone network service configured to process analog telephone information received via the phone port, and a browser service; in response to determining that the header information identifies the network voice service, converting, by the apparatus the information to or from a network voice format supported by the data network based on the network voice service; exchanging the information with the network interface; and displaying at least a portion of the information via a display component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a mobile device comprising a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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establishing communication with a network interface that provides access to a data network; receiving, via a phone port of the mobile device, data that comprises header information, wherein the header information specifies a service of multiple services supported by the mobile device, and the multiple services comprise at least a network voice service, a public switched telephone network service configured to process analog telephone information from the phone port, and a browser service; in response to determining that the header information identifies a network voice service, converting the data to or from a network voice format supported by the data network in accordance with the network voice service; exchanging the information with the network interface; and displaying at least a portion of the data on a display of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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