Method and apparatus for enabling voice dialing of a packet-switched telephony connection
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1. A residential gateway for providing packet-switched telephony service over a broadband communications network, comprising:
- data terminal equipment having an interface for communicating with customer premises equipment; and
a processor configured to receive a voice utterance of a user and initiate a packet-switched telephony connection over the broadband communications network based on the voice utterance.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provides a packet-switched telephony service over a broadband communications network. The apparatus may be a residential gateway that includes data terminal equipment having an interface for communicating with customer premises equipment. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to receive a voice utterance of a user and initiate a packet-switched telephony connection over the broadband communications network based on the voice utterance.
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22 Claims
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1. A residential gateway for providing packet-switched telephony service over a broadband communications network, comprising:
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data terminal equipment having an interface for communicating with customer premises equipment; and
a processor configured to receive a voice utterance of a user and initiate a packet-switched telephony connection over the broadband communications network based on the voice utterance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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11. A method of initiating a packet telephony call over a broadband communications network, comprising:
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receiving from a telephone a first signal representative of a voice utterance that identifies a party to be called; and
initiating a packet-switched telephony connection over the broadband communications network based on the voice utterance. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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17. A computer readable medium containing instructions to cause a processor to perform a method of initiating a packet telephony call over a broadband communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a telephone a first signal representative of a voice utterance that identifies a party to be called; and
initiating a packet-switched telephony connection over the broadband communications network based on the voice utterance. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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