Adaptation of dial-up devices to broadband facilities
First Claim
1. A method of connecting a remote device to a broadband facility, comprising:
- connecting a remote device to a gateway device, the gateway device comprising a microcomputer, a modem, and a dial-up device;
establishing an adaptive communications path between the remote device and the broadband facility via the modem of the gateway device and via a local telephone office;
implementing, via the dial-up device, a log-in protocol for a remote host that communicates with the broadband facility; and
initiating a callback procedure from the remote host to provide access from the remote host to the remote device via the gateway device, wherein a dial tone response to an off-hook signal received at the local telephone office from the remote device is inactivated during the callback procedure.
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Abstract
A method and system for dial-up device (36) connection to a broadband facility (28) by way of a home gateway (10). The microcomputer (20) causes the dial-up modem (24) in the home gateway to serve as a host modem. The microcomputer (20) also implements the host portion of a log-in protocol that is expected by the dial up device, in this example the IRD'"'"'s (34). Within the IRD (34) itself, a software download causes the dial-up modem in the IRD (34) to not go “off-hook” when starting a callback. The local office, i.e. the PSTN, will not recognize the start of a dial-up session and will not issue a dial tone. The home gateway 10 and the IRD'"'"'s (34) will carry out a protocol that does not require the recognition of “off-hook”.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of connecting a remote device to a broadband facility, comprising:
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connecting a remote device to a gateway device, the gateway device comprising a microcomputer, a modem, and a dial-up device; establishing an adaptive communications path between the remote device and the broadband facility via the modem of the gateway device and via a local telephone office; implementing, via the dial-up device, a log-in protocol for a remote host that communicates with the broadband facility; and initiating a callback procedure from the remote host to provide access from the remote host to the remote device via the gateway device, wherein a dial tone response to an off-hook signal received at the local telephone office from the remote device is inactivated during the callback procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. The method of clam 1, further comprising accessing the remote device via an internet connection with the gateway device.
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9. A gateway device for connecting a remote device to a broadband facility, comprising:
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a microcomputer; a modem, coupled to the microcomputer; and a reconfigurable dial-up device, coupled to the microcomputer, the dial-up device implementing a log-in protocol for a remote host that is in communication with the broadband facility via a communications path; wherein the reconfigurable dial-up device adaptively couples a remote device to the gateway device via a local telephone office, such that a dial tone response to an off-hook signal received at the local telephone office from the remote device is inactivated during a callback procedure initiated by the remote host. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for connecting at least one integrated receiver/decoder to a broadband facility, comprising:
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an integrated receiver/decoder having a first dial-up modem; a gateway, the gateway comprising a microcomputer, a second dial-up modem, and a digital subscriber line modem, the gateway being coupled to the broadband facility, wherein the second dial-up modem implements a log-in protocol for a remote host that communicates with the broadband facility; a communication connection between the first dial-up modem and the second dial-up modem, wherein when the remote host initiates a callback procedure to the first dial-up modem via the gateway a dial tone response to an off-hook signal received at the local telephone office from the integrated receiver/decoder is inactivated during the callback procedure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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