Extended call handling functionality using multi-network simulcasting
First Claim
1. A method of handling calls in a wide area network using simulcasting of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway, the method comprising:
- associating at least one access device with the broadband access gateway;
receiving, at the broadband access gateway from the associated access device via a broadband network, a request to record call information exchanged during a call via a wide area network;
determining whether a resource for recording the call information is available;
sending, via the broadband network, acceptance of the request to record the call information, if the resource is available;
sending, via the broadband network, rejection of the request to record the call information, if the resource is not available;
receiving, via the broadband network, the call information exchanged during the call; and
storing the received call information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus supporting the handling of calls using simulcasting of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway are disclosed. A broadband access gateway supporting both a personal area network and a broadband network may receive multimedia information simultaneously exchanged by an associated access device via a wide area network. The broadband access gateway may store the received multimedia information locally, within the broadband access gateway, or may communicate the multimedia information to storage accessible from the broadband access gateway. The broadband access gateway may cause a user of the access device to be notified of the availability of multimedia information for a recorded call, and may communicate the multimedia information to the access device for playback. A user may be notified if storage and bandwidth for the recording of a call is not available.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of handling calls in a wide area network using simulcasting of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway, the method comprising:
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associating at least one access device with the broadband access gateway; receiving, at the broadband access gateway from the associated access device via a broadband network, a request to record call information exchanged during a call via a wide area network; determining whether a resource for recording the call information is available; sending, via the broadband network, acceptance of the request to record the call information, if the resource is available; sending, via the broadband network, rejection of the request to record the call information, if the resource is not available; receiving, via the broadband network, the call information exchanged during the call; and storing the received call information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 30)
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10. A system for handling calls using simulcasting of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway, the system comprising:
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at least one access device for communicating multimedia information; a gateway communicatively coupled to a broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the gateway capable of selectively exchanging multimedia and call information between the at least one wireless interface and the broadband network, and of communicating with the at least one access device via the at least one wireless interface; the gateway capable of associating at least one access device with the broadband access gateway; the gateway capable of receiving at the broadband access gateway from the associated access device via a broadband network, a request to record the call information exchanged during a call via a wide area network; the gateway capable of determining whether a resource for recording the call information is available; the gateway capable of sending, via the broadband network, acceptance of the request to record the call information, if the resource is available; the gateway capable of sending, via the broadband network, rejection of the request to record the call information, if the resource is not available; the gateway capable of receiving, via the broadband network, the call information exchanged during the call; and the gateway capable of storing the received call information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 31)
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21. A broadband access gateway apparatus supporting handling of calls using simulcasting of multimedia information, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one wireless interface supporting communication via a personal area network; at least one network interface for communication via a broadband network; at least one processor capable of associating at least one access device with the broadband access gateway apparatus, the at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one wireless interface and the at least one network interface; the at least one processor capable of receiving at the broadband access gateway via the broadband network, multimedia and call information simultaneously communicated wirelessly to the associated at least one access device via a wide area network; and the at least one processor capable of storing the received multimedia information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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