Intelligent network interface device for caller identification multicasting
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsDavid L. Basore, Barry S. Bosik, Moshiur Rahman
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a network interface device and a communication network incorporating the network interface device. The network interface device may receive incoming calls placed from a copper loop network, a cable network or wireless network, determine CallerID information of the call and the IP address of at least one end device and multicast the CallerID information to at least one end device such as a television, stereo or computer, for example.
Claims21
A network interface device adapted to receive a first telephone call via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and a second telephone call via a Voice Over IP (VoIP) system, receipt of the first telephone call not concurrent with receipt of the second telephone call, the network interface device further adapted to extract CallerID information from an incoming cable IP call and deliver the CallerID information to a plurality of end devices, the network interface device comprising:
- a cable port;
- a call monitor adapted for extracting the CallerID information from the incoming cable IP call received via the cable port;
- a cache adapted for storing an IP address and a corresponding application port of one or more end devices of the plurality of end devices;
- a formatter adapted for formatting a CallerID data packet and for delivering the CallerID data packet to the plurality of end devices;
- and
- an output port via which the CallerID data packet is transmitted to the plurality of end devices using a multicast transmission, wherein a first end device of the plurality of end devices presents an audio representation of the CallerID information based on the CallerID data packet, and wherein a second end device of the plurality of end devices presents a visual representation of the CallerID information based on the CallerID data packet.
A method for delivering CallerID information comprising:
- receiving an incoming call via a device adapted to receive a first telephone call via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and a second telephone call via a Voice Over IP (VoIP) system, receipt of the first telephone call not concurrent with receipt of the second telephone call;
- extracting CallerID information from the incoming call;
- identifying an IP address and an application port number corresponding to one or more end devices of a group of end devices;
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- delivering the CallerID information to first and second end devices of the group of end devices, the first end device presenting an audio representation of the CallerID information based on the delivery of the CallerID information and the second end device presenting a visual representation of the CallerID information based on the delivery of the CallerID information.
A method comprising:
- receiving an incoming call at a device;
- extracting CallerID information from the incoming call;
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- delivering the CallerID information via multicast transmission to first and second end devices, wherein the first end device presents an audio representation of the CallerID information and wherein the second end device presents a visual representation of the CallerID information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.