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Domestic communication and entertainment system

  • US 20020181445A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2002
  • Published: 12/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of operating a domestic communication and entertainment system (1) in which a plurality of devices (2-10) of the system are interconnected by a data bus (11), the method comprising the steps of;

  • a first one of the devices receiving a demand for a task requiring a communication session with an entity which is external to the system;

    the first device transmitting to a routing device (12) connected to the data bus a request message for routing information defining a preferred route for initiating the communication session;

    the routing device transmitting to the first device a response message comprising the routing information; and

    the first device initiating the communication session via a route determined by the routing information.

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