Techniques for call integration with a television set-top box (STB)
AssigneeAt&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsJeffrey Brandt, Marc Sullivan, Les Bruce, Greg Edwards
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Abstract
Techniques for call integration with a television set-top box (STB) are provided. Call logs associated with multiple voice accounts are acquired and integrated as an integrated call log. The integrated call log is presented within a display to a user. The user can take a variety of actions on the integrated call log as a whole or on individual entries within the integrated call log.
Claims25
A method including:
- acquiring a first call log from a first voice account;
- obtaining a second call log from a second voice account;
- and
- presenting an integrated call log on a display, wherein the integrated call log includes both the first call log and the second call log.
A method including:
- receiving a request from a set-top box (STB) to acquire two or more call logs for two or more voice accounts associated with a user;
- acquiring the two or more call logs;
- and
- delivering the two or more call logs to the STB.
A machine accessible medium having instructions embedded thereon, the instructions when accessed by a machine perform the method of:
- integrating two or more call logs associated with two or more voice accounts for a user into an integrated call log;
- presenting the integrated call log on a display for a user to manipulate and interact with;
- and
- performing one or more subsequent actions in response to a user initiated instruction with respect to the call log.
A system including:
- a Set-Top-Box (STB), wherein the STB is to integrate multiple call logs for multiple voice accounts into an integrated call log and is to present the integrated call log on a display interfaced to the STB and is to present an interface to a user and to process actions initiated via the interface by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.