Processing messages with a device server operating in a telephone
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
executing a web server application; and
facilitating, through the web server application, wireless communications with a gateway communicatively coupled to a set-top box,detecting the set-top box;
detecting an incoming plain old telephone service call;
transmitting a message to a server by way of the gateway being assigned to a first IP address, wherein the server is remote from a location of the set-top box, and wherein the message comprises an identifier of a software application associated with the incoming plain old telephone service call in the apparatus and a second IP address associated with the software application;
receiving a request from the set-top box to execute the software application according to the second IP address; and
executing the software application to establish communication services between the apparatus and the set-top box.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a telephone having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the telephone. The web server application can be operable to detect an incoming plain old telephone service call, identify a calling party identifier from the incoming plain old telephone service call, and direct one of a plurality of devices detected by web server application to present the calling party identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; executing a web server application; and facilitating, through the web server application, wireless communications with a gateway communicatively coupled to a set-top box, detecting the set-top box; detecting an incoming plain old telephone service call; transmitting a message to a server by way of the gateway being assigned to a first IP address, wherein the server is remote from a location of the set-top box, and wherein the message comprises an identifier of a software application associated with the incoming plain old telephone service call in the apparatus and a second IP address associated with the software application; receiving a request from the set-top box to execute the software application according to the second IP address; and executing the software application to establish communication services between the apparatus and the set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A server, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving a message from a web server application operating in a media device by way of a gateway communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the message includes a web server IP address; detecting an outgoing plain old telephone service call; detecting an identifier of the gateway, wherein the message comprises a request to invoke a software application in the media device associated with the outgoing plain old telephone service call, and wherein the software application is associated with an IP address; initiating communications with a media processor according to the identifier of the gateway; and directing the media processor to invoke the software application in the media device according to the web server IP address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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initiating a web server application in a communications device; detecting an incoming plain old telephone service call; transmitting, via the web server application, a message to a remote server by way of a gateway assigned to a first IP address, wherein the remote server is remote from a location of a media processor and wherein the message comprises an identifier of a software application in the device associated with the incoming plain old telephone service call; and a second IP address associated with the software application; receiving a request from the media processor to initiate the software application according to the second IP address; and initiating the software application to establish communication services between the device and the media processor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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