Call jump system, method and apparatus
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1. A method for performing a call jump from a call established using a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to a video carrying call, comprising:
- establishing a PSTN call with audio signals between a first and second party;
storing a destination number by a video enabled device;
activating the call jump by operation of a device by the first party;
sending a request to complete the call jump in response to the activating;
accepting the call jump by the second party;
generating a signal in response to the acceptance that indicates that the call jump should be completed;
initiating the call jump thereby connecting the parties via a packetized network;
transmitting multiplexed audio and video signals over the packetized network; and
terminating the PSTN call from the Public Switched Telephone Network to proceed with the video carrying call.
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Abstract
A call jump establishes a jump from a call of a traditional telephone carrier established with audio signals. When it is determined that video should be added to the call, a packetized network is connected. The audio and video are transmitted over the packetized network. There is provided standard telephone equipment. A video enabled device is capable of rerouting the audio selectively to either the traditional telephone carrier or the packetized network. A packetizer packetizes the audio signals from the standard telephone equipment and the video.
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1. A method for performing a call jump from a call established using a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to a video carrying call, comprising:
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establishing a PSTN call with audio signals between a first and second party; storing a destination number by a video enabled device; activating the call jump by operation of a device by the first party; sending a request to complete the call jump in response to the activating; accepting the call jump by the second party; generating a signal in response to the acceptance that indicates that the call jump should be completed; initiating the call jump thereby connecting the parties via a packetized network; transmitting multiplexed audio and video signals over the packetized network; and terminating the PSTN call from the Public Switched Telephone Network to proceed with the video carrying call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A call jump system for jumping a call established over a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to a packetized network, comprising:
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a telephone; a PSTN call including a first call side and a second call side; a video enabled device configured to store a destination number; an input by a user of the first call side that activates the call jump at a first party; a requestor that requests a second party side to complete the call jump; an acceptor that accepts the call jump by the second party side; the video enabled device being configured to reroute the audio selectively to a network system selected from a group consisting of a traditional telephone carrier and the packetized network; a multiplexor that multiplexes the audio and video; a packetizer that packetizes the multiplexed audio and video signals from the standard telephone equipment, wherein the video is sent over the packetized network when the call jump is requested by the first party and accepted by the second party; and the system being configured to terminate the PSTN call from the Public Switched Telephone Network to proceed with the call over the packetized network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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