Home gateway systems and methods to establish communication sessions
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1. A method of operating a home gateway system comprising:
- connecting a telephone to an interface of the home gateway system, wherein the home gateway system is located at a subscriber household;
detecting an input of a destination telephone number;
triggering on a call request at a switch of the home gateway system and sending a query to a processor of the home gateway system;
receiving a reply from the processor including a number of an internet service provider;
establishing a connection with the internet service provider via the home gateway system based on the number of the internet service provider in response to the input of the destination telephone number; and
sending a message to the internet service provider including the destination telephone number.
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Abstract
A home gateway system (20) includes a transceiver (50) connected to a switch (52). A processor (54) is connected to the switch (52) and provides intelligent functions for the switch (52). A router (56) is connected to the switch (52). The router (56) upon receiving a data packet from an internal port where the data packet has an external address, routes the data packet through the switch (52) to the processor (54). The processor (54) directs the transceiver (50) to establish a telephony connection with an internet service provider (34) and sends the data packet to the internet service provider (34).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a home gateway system comprising:
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connecting a telephone to an interface of the home gateway system, wherein the home gateway system is located at a subscriber household; detecting an input of a destination telephone number; triggering on a call request at a switch of the home gateway system and sending a query to a processor of the home gateway system; receiving a reply from the processor including a number of an internet service provider; establishing a connection with the internet service provider via the home gateway system based on the number of the internet service provider in response to the input of the destination telephone number; and sending a message to the internet service provider including the destination telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
a home gateway system for installation at a subscriber site and configured to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of telephones in the subscriber site, the home gateway system comprising; a transceiver; a switch connected to the transceiver; a processor connected to the switch; and a router connected to the switch, the router to receive a data packet from an internal port coupled to one of the telephones in the subscriber site, wherein the data packet includes an external address, wherein the router is to send a request to the processor to establish a communication session with an internet service provider, and wherein the processor is to direct the transceiver to establish a connection with the internet service provider. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A home gateway system comprising:
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a transceiver including a vocoder and a multiplexer; a switch connected to the transceiver having a telephony input and a data telephony input; a processor connected to the switch; a router connected to the switch and capable of routing data between a plurality of ports; a television processing system connected to the router, the television processing system capable of receiving information from the router and sending the information over a predetermined channel to a television for display; and an emergency broadcast system receiver connected to the television processing system, wherein the switch is to receive a destination address via the data telephony input and to send a query to the processor, wherein the processor is to return a response including an internet phone provider number, wherein the switch is to pass the internet phone provider number to the transceiver, and wherein the transceiver is to establish a telephony connection with an internet phone provider including a wireless local loop connection to a base station.
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