Video caller identification systems and methods
First Claim
1. A video caller identification system comprising:
- a television for displaying a video signal;
one or more telephone lines for receiving one or more incoming telephone calls;
a video source for providing video signals to the television;
a telephone line modem coupled to the telephone line, the line modem receiving caller identification information from incoming telephone calls on the telephone line; and
a video signal generator for generating caller identification video signals, wherein the video signal generator is coupled to receive caller identification derived from the telephone line modem, wherein the video signal generator is coupled to receive video signals from the video source, wherein in response to an incoming telephone call on the one or more telephone lines, caller identification information is displayed on the television.
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Abstract
Circuits and methods for determining the caller identification for an incoming call and for displaying such caller identification information on a video display device such as a television. A caller identification line modem determines the caller identification information, a control processor translates and/or inputs such caller identification information to a video circuit for displaying the caller identification information. Various methods for so displaying caller identification information are provided, including overlaying such information on an input video signal such as for a predetermined interval of time, generating a separate caller identification video signal, which may be placed, for example, on an unused television channel. The caller identification circuits and methods may be integrated or combined with various advanced television, video and/or telephony functions. An advanced remote control unit may be provided so that the user may determine from the video/television screen the identity of the caller, and then forward the call to a voice messaging system, forward the call to another line, answer the call on a video phone or answer the call on a separate telephone. The caller identification circuit may be provided with programmable intelligence so that incoming calls may not only be displayed on the video/television screen, but also may be desirably processed depending on the identity of the particular caller.
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1. A video caller identification system comprising:
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a television for displaying a video signal;
one or more telephone lines for receiving one or more incoming telephone calls;
a video source for providing video signals to the television;
a telephone line modem coupled to the telephone line, the line modem receiving caller identification information from incoming telephone calls on the telephone line; and
a video signal generator for generating caller identification video signals, wherein the video signal generator is coupled to receive caller identification derived from the telephone line modem, wherein the video signal generator is coupled to receive video signals from the video source, wherein in response to an incoming telephone call on the one or more telephone lines, caller identification information is displayed on the television.
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