System and method for processing a conference session through a communication channel
First Claim
1. An Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia system gateway that enables a call to be transmitted and received across both packetized and switched network architectures between a calling party and a called party, the gateway comprising:
- a filter server that is configured to receive call data from the calling party requesting initiation of a call session with the called party, wherein the call data identifies the calling party and the called party;
a switch associated with the filter server, wherein the filter server is configured to monitor call management traffic processed by the associated switch, and permit the called party to control the call and a video program related to the call that is displayed on the television, and a Graphic User Interface (GUI) session provides options to control the call and the video program and both online and offline contact information for the calling party and the called party; and
a database accessible by the filter server, the database containing data relating to telephone numbers, the called party, the calling party, and a subscriber terminal associated with the called party, wherein a communication network server is configured to examine the database for the presence or absence of an entry associated with the calling party and generate the GUI session on a television associated with the called party when the calling party requests that the called party should answer the call and both the call and television signals are provided through a set top box.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method for controlling an aspect of a communication session. The method processes the session through a subscriber terminal that also controls a separate a video signal. The method comprises: analyzing call data for the session to determine whether a calling party can initiate the session with a called party; if the calling party is allowed to initiate the session, sending information about the session to the terminal; generating a GUI session from the information for a video monitor connected to the terminal; allowing further processing of the session through the terminal through the GUI session; if a command is received to further process the session, providing a message to the network to process the command; and if a command is received to change an aspect of the video signal, providing an appropriate message to the terminal to process the command.
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18 Claims
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1. An Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia system gateway that enables a call to be transmitted and received across both packetized and switched network architectures between a calling party and a called party, the gateway comprising:
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a filter server that is configured to receive call data from the calling party requesting initiation of a call session with the called party, wherein the call data identifies the calling party and the called party; a switch associated with the filter server, wherein the filter server is configured to monitor call management traffic processed by the associated switch, and permit the called party to control the call and a video program related to the call that is displayed on the television, and a Graphic User Interface (GUI) session provides options to control the call and the video program and both online and offline contact information for the calling party and the called party; and a database accessible by the filter server, the database containing data relating to telephone numbers, the called party, the calling party, and a subscriber terminal associated with the called party, wherein a communication network server is configured to examine the database for the presence or absence of an entry associated with the calling party and generate the GUI session on a television associated with the called party when the calling party requests that the called party should answer the call and both the call and television signals are provided through a set top box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of enabling a call to be transmitted and received across both packetized and switched network architectures between a calling party and a called party, the method comprising:
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receiving, with a filter server, call data from the calling party requesting initiation of a call session with the called party, wherein the call data identifies the calling party and the called party;
monitoring, with the filter server, call management traffic processed by an associated switch;
accessing, with the filter server, a database containing data relating to telephone numbers, the called party, the calling party, and a subscriber terminal associated with the called party;examining, with the filter server, the database for the presence or absence of an entry associated with the calling party; generating, with the filter server, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) session on a television associated with the called party when the calling party requests that the called party should answer the call; and permitting, with the filter server, the called party to control the call and a video program related to the call that is displayed on the television, wherein the GUI session provides options to control the call and the video program and both online and offline contact information for the calling party and the called party, and both the call and television signals are provided through a set top box. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using a filter server to send a call from a calling party to a set top box (STB) associated with a called party, the method comprising:
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generating a signal that identifies the STB associated with the called party; sending the generated signal from the filter server to a switch associated with the filter server; receiving the sent signal in the switch; extracting called party data associated with a called number from the received signal in the switch; generating a command in the switch in response to the extracted data; sending the command from the switch to the STB associated with the called number; generating, in response to the command, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) session on a television associated with the called party, the GUI session providing information about the call and both online and offline contact information for the calling party and the called party; and using the switch to permit the called party to control the call and a video program related to the call that is displayed on the television, wherein the GUI session provides options to control the call and the video program, wherein both the call and television signals are provided through the STB. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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