Extended call handling functionality using multi-network simulcasting
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of code sections, each code section comprising a plurality of instructions executable by a processor for causing the processor to perform the steps of 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 communicated during a call via a wide area network;
accepting the request to record the call information, if it is determined that a first condition is met;
rejecting the request to record the call information, if it is determined that a second condition is met;
receiving, via the broadband network, the call information communicated during the call; and
storing the received call information, if the request is accepted.
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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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35 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of code sections, each code section comprising a plurality of instructions executable by a processor for causing the processor to perform the steps of 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 communicated during a call via a wide area network; accepting the request to record the call information, if it is determined that a first condition is met; rejecting the request to record the call information, if it is determined that a second condition is met; receiving, via the broadband network, the call information communicated during the call; and storing the received call information, if the request is accepted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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 processor communicatively coupled to a broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the at least one processor operable to, at least; selectively communicate multimedia and call information between the at least one wireless interface and the broadband network; communicate with at least one access device via the at least one wireless interface; associate the at least one access device with the broadband access gateway; receive at the broadband access gateway from the associated access device via a broadband network, a request to record the call information communicated during a call via a wide area network; accept the request to record the call information, if it is determined that a first condition is met; reject the request to record the call information, if it is determined that the first condition is not met; receive, via the broadband network, the call information communicated during the call; and store the received call information, if the request is accepted. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. 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 communicated during a call via a wide area network; accepting the request to record the call information, if it is determined that a first condition is met; rejecting the request to record the call information, if it is determined that a second condition is met; receiving, via the broadband network, the call information communicated during the call; and storing the received call information, if the request is accepted. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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