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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Jeffrey S. Martin, Dover, NJ (US);
Hopeton S. Walker, Haledon, NJ (US);
Edward L. Wallace, South Orange, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A twisted pair and/or coaxial cable fed set-top device provides a plurality of services, including computerized directory assistance services and identification of the geographic location and set top device from which a directory assistance query has been made. Directory assistance information may be broadcast from a cable head end, or a directory assistance database may be searched, based on a query entered by a user, or both broadcasting and searching may be performed. The search results can be prioritized based on the geographical proximity between locations of the listings in the search results and the location from which the query was entered. The address of the set top device and/or the tap to which the set top device is coupled are used for determining the location from which the query was entered.