The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Belz, Sunnyvale, TX (US);
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04L 65/1016 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/4084 (2013.01); H04L 67/28 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/4131 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/43637 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device including a base station communicatively coupled to a communication system, and a communicative device communicatively coupled to the base station for providing voice communication services to a user, wherein the communicative device serves as a proxy to make telephone calls on behalf of a set-top box presenting media services to a presentation device. Other embodiments are disclosed.