Transmitting caller ID within a digital stream
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications system, a method of transmitting caller identification data to residential equipment within a digital transport stream, the method comprising:
- receiving telephony signals that include caller identification data;
extracting the caller identification data from the telephony signals;
embedding the caller identification data in the digital transport stream; and
transmitting the digital transport stream to the residential equipment.
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Abstract
Transmitting caller identification data to residential equipment within a digital transport stream is provided. Telephony signals that include caller identification data are received and the caller identification data is extracted from the telephony signals. The caller identification data in is then embedded the digital transport stream. The digital transport stream, including the caller identification data, is transmitted to residential equipment. The residential equipment extracts the data from the digital stream and presents the caller ID data to a subscriber overlaid on video.
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54 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications system, a method of transmitting caller identification data to residential equipment within a digital transport stream, the method comprising:
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receiving telephony signals that include caller identification data;
extracting the caller identification data from the telephony signals;
embedding the caller identification data in the digital transport stream; and
transmitting the digital transport stream to the residential equipment. - 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. In a telecommunications system, a system capable of transmitting caller identification data to residential equipment within a digital transport stream, the system comprising:
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a receiver to receive telephony signals that include caller identification data;
means to extract the caller identification data from the telephony signals;
means to embed the caller identification data in the digital transport stream; and
a transmitter to transmit the digital transport stream to the residential equipment. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A residential gateway for receiving a digital stream from a telecommunications network and extracting and distributing video signals to a plurality of televisions locatable within at least two separate locations in a residential environment and extracting caller identification signals and distributing them to at least one display device connected to the residential gateway, said residential gateway comprising:
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a plurality of remote control devices, associated with a respective one of the plurality of televisions, to transmit channel select commands;
a network interface module to receive the digital stream, wherein the digital stream is capable of including video signals corresponding to the channel select commands and caller identification data associated with incoming telephony calls;
means for constructing at least one series of video packets from the received video signals;
a plurality of video processors for decoding the at least one series of video packets to produce at least one television signal;
a video packet bus for transporting the at least one series of video packets to said plurality of video processors; and
means for extracting the caller identification data from the digital stream and overlaying it on a display device connected to the residential gateway.
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