Method and apparatus for providing broadband access conferencing services
First Claim
1. A method of providing a broadband conferencing service comprising the steps of:
- receiving a telephone call from a calling party at a switch in a circuit switched telephone network;
establishing a voice channel over the circuit switched telephone network between a called party and the calling party; and
,automatically establishing a virtual data channel between the called party and the calling party over a packet data network, whereby the virtual data channel established on the packet data network reduces a load on circuit switched telephone network resources.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing broadband conferencing services is provided. The method includes the steps of establishing a voice channel over a circuit switched telephone network and a virtual data channel over a packet data network between at least two parties. The apparatus includes a telephone line and a digital data line sharing a single subscriber loop in addition to a system for establishing a virtual data channel over a packet data network. Further, an advanced intelligent network telephone network having a first database of customer premise equipment and a second database having data addresses associated with the customer premise equipment is disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a broadband conferencing service comprising the steps of:
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receiving a telephone call from a calling party at a switch in a circuit switched telephone network; establishing a voice channel over the circuit switched telephone network between a called party and the calling party; and
,automatically establishing a virtual data channel between the called party and the calling party over a packet data network, whereby the virtual data channel established on the packet data network reduces a load on circuit switched telephone network resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing broadband access services allowing a voice and data communication between at least two parties comprising the steps of:
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receiving a telephone call from a calling party over a subscriber loop; determining compatibility of customer premise equipment for broadband access services for the calling party and a called party; determining a data address for the calling party and a data address for the called party; establishing a voice channel over the subscriber loop; and establishing a virtual data channel between the calling party and the called party over a packet data network via the subscriber loop, wherein the voice channel and the virtual data channel share the subscriber loop. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for supporting broadband access services comprising:
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a telephone line and a digital data line sharing a first subscriber loop; and a telephone network in communication with the first subscriber loop, the telephone network comprising; a first database having a first list of telephone numbers and a list of customer premise equipment associated with the first list of telephone numbers; a second database having a second list of telephone numbers and a list of data addresses associated with the second list of telephone numbers; and means for establishing a virtual data channel between the CPE of at least two parties over a packet data network, the means for establishing the virtual data channel in communication with the first and second database and responsive to voice calls received at the telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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