Videophone answering device
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1. A digital videophone answering device operatively connected to a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
- an interface for receiving audio and video (A/V) signals representing an incoming videophone message from a caller;
a processor for processing the received A/V signals representing an incoming videophone message; and
a display device for displaying the incoming videophone message, wherein the processor directs storage of the received A/V signals to a mass storage device, controls decoding of the stored A/V signals representing the videophone message, and controls playback of the incoming videophone message on the display device.
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Abstract
A digital videophone answering device (DVAD) that utilizes the functionality of a device such as a set top box (STB) equipped with a digital video recorder (DVR). The system includes an exemplary DVAD operatively connected to or integral with an STB equipped with DVR. A memory within the DVR is used by the DVAD for storing a plurality of parameters and data associated with the DVAD; and a processor within the DVR controls DVAD functionality and display of parameters associated with DVAD.
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1. A digital videophone answering device operatively connected to a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
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an interface for receiving audio and video (A/V) signals representing an incoming videophone message from a caller;
a processor for processing the received A/V signals representing an incoming videophone message; and
a display device for displaying the incoming videophone message, wherein the processor directs storage of the received A/V signals to a mass storage device, controls decoding of the stored A/V signals representing the videophone message, and controls playback of the incoming videophone message on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of processing messages received by a digital videophone answering device using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
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storing audio and video (A/V) signals representing a videophone message received by the digital videophone answering device in a memory;
processing the stored A/V signals under the control of a processor in the DVR; and
displaying the received videophone message. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. In a system having a set top box with digital video recording capabilities, an apparatus for displaying audio and video messages received by the digital videophone answering device on a display device operatively connected to the set top box, comprising:
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a memory for storing audio and video signals representing a videophone message received from a caller via a communication line in digital form; and
a processor for controlling a display of said videophone message based on received commands to access said memory so as to display said received videophone message on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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