Set top box supporting selective local call termination and call bridging
First Claim
1. A set top box comprising:
- processing circuitry;
a tuner communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry and operable to receive and decode a signal containing media content;
a user interface communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry;
a first interface communicatively coupling the processing circuitry to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN);
a second interface communicatively coupling the processing circuitry to the Internet; and
the processing circuitry operable to;
receive a first call setup request from the PSTN via the first interface;
selectively prepare a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request; and
send the second call setup request to the Internet via the second interface.
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Abstract
A Set Top Box includes processing circuitry, a tuner, a user interface, a remote control interface, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface, and a packet data network interface. The processing circuitry receives a first call setup request from the PSTN via the first interface, selectively prepares a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request, and sends the second call setup request to the Internet via the second interface. The processing circuitry may obtain and use bridging instructions to prepare the second call setup request. The processing circuitry may receive the first call setup request via the PSTN interface or packet data network interface. The processing circuitry may send the second call setup request via the PSTN interface or the packet data network interface. The bridging computing device may bridge a corresponding call and/or enable another bridging device to bridge the call.
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52 Claims
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1. A set top box comprising:
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processing circuitry;
a tuner communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry and operable to receive and decode a signal containing media content;
a user interface communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry;
a first interface communicatively coupling the processing circuitry to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN);
a second interface communicatively coupling the processing circuitry to the Internet; and
the processing circuitry operable to;
receive a first call setup request from the PSTN via the first interface;
selectively prepare a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request; and
send the second call setup request to the Internet via the second interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A set top box comprising:
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processing circuitry;
a tuner communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry and operable to receive and decode a signal containing media content;
a user interface communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry;
a first interface communicatively coupling the processing circuitry to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN);
a second interface communicatively coupling the processing circuitry to the Internet; and
the processing circuitry operable to;
receive a first call setup request from the Internet via the second interface;
selectively prepare a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request; and
send the second call setup request to the PSTN via the first interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A set top box comprising:
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a tuner operable to receive and decode a signal containing media content;
a user interface;
a packet data network interface communicatively coupled to the Internet that supports Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony; and
processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the tuner, the user interface, and to the packet data network interface, the processing circuitry operable to;
receive a first call setup request from the Internet via the packet data network interface;
selectively prepare a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request; and
send the second call setup request to the Internet via the packet data network interface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for operating a set top box having a tuner, a user interface, and both a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface and a packet data network interface, the method comprising:
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receiving a first call setup request from the PSTN via the PSTN interface;
selectively preparing a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request; and
sending the second call setup request to the Internet via the packet data network interface. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for operating a set top box having a tuner, a user interface, and both a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface and a packet data network interface, the method comprising:
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receiving a first call setup request from the Internet via the packet data network interface;
selectively preparing a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request; and
sending the second call setup request to the PSTN via the PSTN interface. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for operating a set top box having a tuner, a user interface, and a packet data network interface, the method comprising:
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receiving a first call setup request from the Internet via the packet data network interface;
retrieving telephony bridging instructions based upon the first call setup request;
selectively preparing a second call setup request based upon the first call setup request and the telephony bridging instructions; and
sending the second call setup request to the Internet via the packet data network interface. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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