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Voice telephony system

  • US 6,760,415 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2000
  • Issued: 07/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A voice telephony system for integrating voice telephony functionality with television programming on a television when a user participates in a telephone call, the system comprising:

  • a voice telephony device, connected to a public switched telephone network, operable in a speakerphone mode;

    a video processing device, connected to a television programming network that is separate from the public switched telephone network, having an input connected to a video source and a video output connected to the television to display television programming from the video source, wherein the video processing device is in communication with the telephony device and is configured to display a visual interface for the telephony device when the telephony device operates in the speakerphone mode, the visual interface indicating a status of the telephony device to the user, the status being either an on-hook status when the telephony device is not in use or an off-hook status when the telephony device is in use, the visual interface further having a minimized view and an expanded view; and

    a remote control unit including a keypad for controlling the video processing device, the keypad including at least one key for controlling the telephony device and including a microphone and speaker, wherein the remote control unit communicates with the voice telephony device to use the remote control unit microphone and speaker when the telephony device operates in the speakerphone mode.

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