# US 2010/0169944 A1 · System and method for set-top box recording > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0169944 A1 - Document ID: US20100169944A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/347,414 - Filed: 2008-12-31 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31 - Assignees: Embarq Holdings Company, LLC - Inventors: David Rondeau; David Emerson; Gary Lafreniere; Mike Goergen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100169944A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/274: Storing end-user {multimedia} data in response to end-user request {, e.g. network recorder} - H04N 7/173: with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal - H04N 21/233: Processing of audio elementary streams {(monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58)} - H04N 21/4112: {having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities} - H04N 21/4147: PVR [Personal Video Recorder] (H04N5/76 takes precedence {; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40}) - H04N 21/4334: {Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27)} - H04N 21/44209: {Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network (arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896)} - H04N 21/44245: {Monitoring the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. its availability, bandwidth} - H04N 21/443: OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB - H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - H04N 21/8106: {involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Embodiments of the present invention disclose an integrated set-top box for recording a voice communication and/or a voicemail. In one embodiment, the integrated set-top box automatically detects communications associated with a monitored communication line and records and stores the voice communications in a data storage unit of the integrated set-top box. In another embodiment, the integrated set-top box may provide voicemail capabilities in addition to other features. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A set-top box comprising: memory for storing computer executable instructions; a data storage unit for storing recorded voice communications and recorded media content files; a line monitoring module for detecting a connected call on a communication line; and a processing unit for executing the computer executable instructions to record a voice communication occurring over the communication line in response to detecting the connected call. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to replay a portion of the voice communication using the speakers of a coupled television device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to replay a portion of the voice communication while continuing to record the voice communication. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to replay a portion of the voice communication over the communication line. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to transmit an audio file of the voice communication to a user-specified e-mail address. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to store a caller ID associated with a second party of the voice communication. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to provide a user interface that enables a user to scroll through a list of recorded voice communications. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to provide a user interface that enables a user to search for a particular voice communication using a search term. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to provide a user interface that enables a user to add a brief description to a recorded voice communication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to parse the voice communication to enable a user to search for specific terms spoken during the voice communication. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to record a voice mail in response to not detecting the connected call on the communication line within a specified period of receiving an incoming call. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The set-top box of claim 11, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to transmit the voice mail to a user specified email address. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The set-top box of claim 11 wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to notify a user of a new voice voicemail. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer executable instructions to provide a user interface that displays a list of selectable voicemails on a television screen. ### Claim 15 A computer implemented method for recording a voice communication on a set-top box, the computer implemented method comprising: monitoring a communication line to detect a connected phone call; recording the audio associated with the connected phone call; and storing the audio in a data storage unit associated with the set-top box. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising: capturing the caller identification associated with the connected phone call; and storing the caller identification along with the audio in the data storage unit. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising: displaying a list of recorded voice communications on a display unit coupled to the set-top box; and responsive to receiving a user selected voice communication from the list of recorded voice communications, playing the user selected voice communication using audio output speakers of the display unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising: monitoring the communication line to determine whether an incoming call is answered within a specified time; responsive to the a determination that the incoming call is not answered within the specified time, playing a voicemail greeting; and recording and storing a voicemail message in the data storage unit associated with the set-top box. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising providing a user interface for searching for a particular recorded voice communication. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising decoding a television signal to display a television program on a display unit associated with the set-top box.