Broadband communications access device
First Claim
1. An integrated phone-based home gateway system providing in-home and to-home networking, comprising in combination:
- a home gateway interface for initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions, initializing data communications parameters and for providing routing or bridging for networking communications;
a communications interface for connecting to one or more networks, for providing data communications, for providing broadband communications and for providing narrow-band communications including voice communications;
a processor for processing information from the one or more networks;
a display interface for displaying the information from the one or more networks; and
a wireless communications interface for connecting to external wireless devices.
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Abstract
An integrated phone-based home gateway system is disclosed. The integrated phone-based home gateway system includes a broadband communication device, such as digital subscriber line (“DSL”) device, an analog modem, a wireless interface, integrated into a screen-phone for providing broadband communication service to home users. Multiple home users are able to access the Internet and the content services for conducting e-commerce, receiving content news, entertaining on-demand, making audio or video communications, and telecommuting or working at home. This screen-phone based, modular, plug-n-play home gateway interface allows in-home as well as to-home networking, provides automatic data and broadband initialization, configuration and service provisioning, routing and bridging functionality and allows resource sharing among home devices via the existing phone wire, wireless, coaxial or optical cable connections.
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37 Claims
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1. An integrated phone-based home gateway system providing in-home and to-home networking, comprising in combination:
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a home gateway interface for initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions, initializing data communications parameters and for providing routing or bridging for networking communications;
a communications interface for connecting to one or more networks, for providing data communications, for providing broadband communications and for providing narrow-band communications including voice communications;
a processor for processing information from the one or more networks;
a display interface for displaying the information from the one or more networks; and
a wireless communications interface for connecting to external wireless devices. - 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)
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28. An integrated phone-based home gateway system providing in-home and to-home networking, comprising in combination:
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a home gateway interface for initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions and for providing routing or bridging for networking communications;
a communications interface for connecting to one or more networks, wherein the communications interface includes a digital subscriber line (“
DSL”
) device and an analog modem;
a processor for processing information from the one or more networks;
a removable display unit for displaying the information from the one or more networks for accessing and displaying voice, video or data messages;
a key pad for entering alpha-numeric data;
a home phone line network adapter (“
HPNA”
) module;
a Bluetooth module for interfacing with wireless devices using the Bluetooth wireless protocol;
a portable multi-function wireless handset for performing cordless phone, a mobile phone, a web phone, or walkie-talkie radio functions;
one or more short-range or long-range wireless interfaces for interfacing with external wireless devices;
one or more RJ-11 interface jacks;
at least one modular plug-and-play interface for interfacing with other external devices; and
an optional video camera for sending and receiving video data to and from the one or more networks. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. In integrated phone-based home gateway system conversion system for connecting to existing phone systems, providing in-home and to-home networking, comprising in combination:
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a home gateway interface for initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions and for providing routing or bridging for networking communications;
a communications interface for connecting to one or more networks, for providing data communications, for providing broadband communications and for providing narrow band communications including voice communications;
a processor for processing information from the one or more networks;
a wireless communications interface for connecting to external wireless devices;
a home phone line network adapter (“
HPNA”
) module; and
one or more RJ-11 interface jacks. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A method for initializing an integrated phone-based home gateway system, comprising:
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establishing one or more narrow-band communications channels with a public switched telephone network from the integrated phone-based home gateway system;
establishing one or more broadband communications channels with a public switched telephone network from the integrated phone-based home gateway system;
initializing a data communications interface for a data network from the integrated phone-based home gateway system;
initializing routing or bridging tables on integrated phone-based home gateway system; and
initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions from the integrated phone-based home gateway system. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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