Call progress information in cable telephony
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1. Apparatus including a first port for connecting, through a junction to a cable head-end, and including a second port for connecting to a telephone, and a digital signal processor comprising:
- a processing module thatreceives, via the first port, an alert bursts sequence having at least one burst, the bursts indicating that connection to the telephone is sought by a remote party, and further receives call information following a first burst of the alert bursts,performs an analysis of the call information,sends, via the first port, a message toward the head-end when the analysis determines that the call progress information fails to meet a selected sufficiency level,receives, via the first port, a responsive message that augments the call information; and
first transmission means for communicating the augmented call information to a controller in a set-top box.
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Abstract
An apparatus for obtaining and displaying call progress information of a telephone call on the monitor of the television, including means for communicating control signals that flow in either direction between the apparatus and a set top box that controls the television.
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1. Apparatus including a first port for connecting, through a junction to a cable head-end, and including a second port for connecting to a telephone, and a digital signal processor comprising:
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a processing module that receives, via the first port, an alert bursts sequence having at least one burst, the bursts indicating that connection to the telephone is sought by a remote party, and further receives call information following a first burst of the alert bursts, performs an analysis of the call information, sends, via the first port, a message toward the head-end when the analysis determines that the call progress information fails to meet a selected sufficiency level, receives, via the first port, a responsive message that augments the call information; and first transmission means for communicating the augmented call information to a controller in a set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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