Call progress information in cable telephony
First Claim
1. An arrangement comprising a cable, a plurality of broadband interface modules connected said cable, and a head-end module tat couples said cable to PSTN network, where each of said broadband interface modules includes a first port for connecting to a television monitor and a second port for connecting to a telephone instrument, the improvement comprising:
- said broadband interface module(a) determines whether information arriving relative to a call that is incoming for said telephone instrument meets a preselected sufficiency level,(b) when said determination concludes that the preselected sufficiency level is not met, sends a query upstream, via said head end, to obtain additional information,(c) accepts said additional information to complement said information arriving relative to a call, and(d) displays said information arriving relative to a call, as complemented, said first port.
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Abstract
A method, carried out in an arrangement having a cable that provides programming information to a television monitor as well as telephony service, where call progress information of a telephone call is displayed on the monitor of the television monitor, and the method sends control information upstream, over the cable, in connection with desired information relative to the call progress.
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3 Claims
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1. An arrangement comprising a cable, a plurality of broadband interface modules connected said cable, and a head-end module tat couples said cable to PSTN network, where each of said broadband interface modules includes a first port for connecting to a television monitor and a second port for connecting to a telephone instrument, the improvement comprising:
said broadband interface module (a) determines whether information arriving relative to a call that is incoming for said telephone instrument meets a preselected sufficiency level, (b) when said determination concludes that the preselected sufficiency level is not met, sends a query upstream, via said head end, to obtain additional information, (c) accepts said additional information to complement said information arriving relative to a call, and (d) displays said information arriving relative to a call, as complemented, said first port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeAT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeAT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
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InventorsRahman, Moshiur, Bosik, Barry S., Basore, David L.
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Primary Examiner(s)WOO, STELLA L
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Application NumberUS11/110,498Publication NumberTime in Patent Office566 DaysField of Search379/93.23, 379/93.17, 379/93.25, 379/90.01, 379/142.06, 379/142.13, 379/142.16, 725/106, 725/109, 725/111, 725/133, 725/141, 725/153US Class Current379/93.23CPC Class CodesH04M 2201/38 DisplaysH04M 3/42 Systems providing special s...H04M 7/1215 where a cable TV network is...H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g....H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e....
