Integrated services director (ISD) overall architecture

• US 7,054,313 B1
• Filed: 09/27/2001
• Issued: 05/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gerszberg, Irwin, Miller, Robert Raymond II, Russell, Jesse Eugene, Wallace, Edward L.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, BRENDA H
• Application Number:
  US09/963,655
• Time in Patent Office: 1,706 Days
• Field of Search: 370351-358, 370/389, 370/395.42, 370/395.21, 370/532, 370/535, 370/536, 370/537, 370/538, 370/542, 370/312, 370/349, 370/386, 370/390, 370/471, 370/395.3, 370493-495
• US Class Current: 370/390
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2473 Telephone terminals interfacing a personal computer, e.g. using an API (Application Programming Interface) details of API H04M7/0021
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/04 for time-division multiplexing H04Q11/0001 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13039 Asymmetrical two-way transmission, e.g. ADSL, HDSL
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13076 Distributing frame, MDF, cross-connect switch
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1309 Apparatus individually associated with a subscriber line, line circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13093 Personal computer, PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13096 Digital apparatus individually associated with a subscriber line, digital line circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1319 Amplifier, attenuation circuit, echo suppressor
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13202 Network termination [NT]
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13209 ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13216 Code signals, frame structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1329 Asynchronous transfer mode, ATM
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13292 Time division multiplexing, TDM
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13332 : Broadband, CATV, dynamic bandwidth allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13337 : Picturephone, videotelephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13367 : Hierarchical multiplexing, add-drop multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13377 : Recorded announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 : LAN, internet

Abstract

A video enable answering machine having many new features including customized video announcement messages, caller ID based video announcement messages, and time based video announcement messages.

Claims

1. A telephone service method comprising the steps of:

receiving a multicast signal for first and second pieces of customer premises equipment in a single multiplexed signal from a telephone switch over a telephone connection;

demultiplexing said multicast signal;

converting a first portion of said multicast signal to a communications protocol of said first piece of customer premises equipment;

selectively filtering said multicast signal according to predefined preferences of a telephone customer;

transmitting to said first piece of customer premises equipment the selectively filtered portion of said multicast signal as a first portion of said multicast signal;

transmitting a second portion of said incoming data to said second piece of customer premises equipment, wherein said steps of transmitting said first and second portions of said incoming multicast signal are performed in accordance with priorities assigned to said first and second pieces of customer premises equipment.

2. A telephone service method, comprising the steps of:

receiving incoming data for first and second pieces of customer premises equipment in a single multiplexed signal from a telephone switch over a telephone connection;

demultiplexing said signal;

converting a first portion of said incoming data signal to a communications protocol of said first piece of customer premises equipment;

transmitting said first portion of said incoming data signal to said first piece of customer premises equipment;

transmitting a second portion of said incoming data to said second piece fo customer premises equipment, said steps of transmitting said first and second portions of said incoming data are performed in accordance with priorities assigned to said first and second pieces of customer premises equipment;

monitoring a use status of said first and second pieces of customer premises equipment;

monitoring a use status of a third piece of customer premise equipment; and

transmitting said first portion of said incoming data to said third piece of customer premises equipment when said first piece of customer premises equipment is in use and said third piece of customer premises equipment is not in use.