System and method to provide services from a communication network to a media-delivery network via a host device connected to the media-delivery network
First Claim
1. A method of registering a telephone number of a mobile phone subscribed to a mobile telecommunications network to receive telecommunications services at a registered cable host device in a media-delivery network as an alternative to the mobile phone, wherein a monitor is connected to the cable host device, wherein the media-delivery network includes a cable headend, and wherein the cable headend and the cable host device communicate using bound and unbound channels, the method comprising:
- sending a message containing the telephone number of the mobile phone from the registered cable host device to a telephone subscriber database on the mobile telecommunications network via one of the channels;
associating the telephone number with the cable host device in the telephone subscriber database; and
delivering the telecommunications services for the telephone number of the mobile phone to the monitor connected to the cable host device via one of the channels of the media-delivery network in response to the association in the telephone subscriber database.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for integrating telecommunications and cable networks for the purpose of providing telephone services to a cable host device over a cable network. The methods include registering a cable host device to receive telephone services, downloading telephone service software to a cable host device, cable host device sign on to the telephone services, associating a telephone with a cable host device, temporarily registering a cable host device, and activating and deactivating telephone services for a cable host device. Also described are systems for connecting telephone and cable networks to enable telephone services to be provided by cable host devices.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of registering a telephone number of a mobile phone subscribed to a mobile telecommunications network to receive telecommunications services at a registered cable host device in a media-delivery network as an alternative to the mobile phone, wherein a monitor is connected to the cable host device, wherein the media-delivery network includes a cable headend, and wherein the cable headend and the cable host device communicate using bound and unbound channels, the method comprising:
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sending a message containing the telephone number of the mobile phone from the registered cable host device to a telephone subscriber database on the mobile telecommunications network via one of the channels; associating the telephone number with the cable host device in the telephone subscriber database; and delivering the telecommunications services for the telephone number of the mobile phone to the monitor connected to the cable host device via one of the channels of the media-delivery network in response to the association in the telephone subscriber database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. The method of temporarily registering a telephone number of a subscriber to a telecommunications network in order to receive a telephone service using a cable host device in a media-delivery network as an alternate mechanism, wherein a monitor is connected to the cable host device, wherein the media-delivery network includes a cable headend, and wherein the cable headend and the cable host device communicate using bound and unbound channels, the method comprising:
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sending a message via one of the channels from the cable host device to a telephone subscriber database on the telecommunications network containing the telephone service to be activated, telephone number, expiration time, and cable host device identification; setting an indicator within the telephone subscriber database to indicate that the telephone service is active; and delivering the telephone service for the telephone number from the telecommunications network to the monitor connected to the cable host device via one of the channels of the media-delivery network in response to the indicator being set in the telephone subscriber database. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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