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US 9,866,911 B2Granted
System and method for set-top box base station integration
AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
InventorsGary W. LaFreniere, David Emerson, David Rondeau, Michael Goergen
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Abstract
A system for conducting a voice call includes a set-top box operable to control the selection of a television channel for display on a television. The set-top box is also operable to initiate a voice call in response to a selection of a user-interface displayed on the television. The system also includes a wireless set in communication with the set-top box, the wireless set operable to establish a portion of the voice path for the voice call. Signaling for the voice call is initiated by the set-top box.
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A system for conducting a voice call, the system comprising:
- a remote control;
- and
- a set-top box in communication with the remote control, the set top box being configured to:
- control selection of a television channel for display on a television;
- receive input from the remote control, the input indicating that a user desires to conduct a telephone call with an other party;
- and
- communicate, via an Internet Protocol gateway, with a call control server, using one or more Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messages, to establish a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connection with the call control server to provide communication for a voice call between the user and the other party, by:
- establishing a first call between the call control server and a first user device associated with the other party, using at least one first SIP message of the one or more SIP messages;
- automatically selecting a second user device from a plurality of second user devices to connect to the voice call, the second user device selected from the plurality of second user devices being separate from either the set-top box or the remote control, wherein the set-top box automatically determines the second device to select based in part on a location of the selected second user device;
- establishing a VoIP call between the call control server and the second user device selected from a plurality of second user devices associated with the user, using at least one second SIP message of the one or more SIP messages;
- and
- connecting the first call and the VoIP call to establish a direct call connection between the first user device associated with the other party and the second user device associated with the user, wherein the set-top box determines the second device to select based in part on an identity of the user interacting with the set-top box, wherein the identity of the user interacting with the set-top box is determined based on known viewing patterns of the user, and wherein the selected second device is associated with the identified user.
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A method of establishing a voice call, the method comprising:
- controlling, with a set top box, selection of a television channel for display on a television, based on input received from a remote control;
- receiving, with the set top box, input from the remote control, the input indicating that a user desires to conduct a telephone call with an other party;
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- communicating, by the set top box via an Internet Protocol gateway, with a call control server, using one or more Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messages, to establish a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connection with the call control server to provide communication for a voice call between the user and the other party, by:
- establishing a first call between the call control server and a first user device associated with the other party, using at least one first SIP message of the one or more SIP messages;
- automatically selecting a second user device from a plurality of second user devices to connect to the voice call, the second user device selected from the plurality of second user devices being separate from either the set-top box or the remote control, wherein the set-top box automatically determines the second device to select based in part on a location of the selected second user device;
- establishing a VoIP call between the call control server and the second user device selected from a plurality of second user devices associated with the user, using at least one second SIP message of the one or more SIP messages;
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- connecting the first call and the VoIP call to establish a direct call connection between the first user device associated with the other party and the second user device associated with the user, wherein the set-top box determines the second device to select based in part on an identity of the user interacting with the set-top box, wherein the identity of the user interacting with the set-top box is determined based on known viewing patterns of the user, and wherein the selected second device is associated with the identified user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.