US 2004/0176085 A1 · Systems, methods and apparatus for providing a plurality of telecommunication services

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide network interface devices, as well as system and methods for using them. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for allowing a plurality of telecommunication information providers to transmit telecommunication information to a customer premises. The system can include a network interface device operable to receive a plurality of sets of telecommunication information. Each of the information sets can be associated with a particular telecommunication service and/or all of the information sets can be associated with the same telecommunication service.

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Dependent claims

A system for allowing a plurality of telecommunication information providers to transmit telecommunication information to a customer premises, the system comprising:

a network interface device operable to receive telecommunication information;
an external transport medium in communication with the network interface device;
and
a distribution point configured to accept a plurality of sets of telecommunication information from a plurality of telecommunication information providers and to transmit the plurality of information sets to the network interface device via the external transport medium.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/356,688Filed 31 Jan 2003

Published

9 Sep 2004

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

H04L 63/02
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
H04M 3/005
Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges: interface circuits for subscriber lines
H04N 5/45
For displaying additional information: picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
H04N 7/141
Systems for two-way working: between two video terminals, e.g. videophone

Systems, methods and apparatus for providing a plurality of telecommunication services

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Systems, methods and apparatus for providing a plurality of telecommunication services

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Abstract

Claims43