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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Vaidyanathan Ramaswami, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Duncan K. Sparrell, Chester, NJ (US);
Simon D. Byers, Summit, NJ (US);
Kenneth W. Church, Seattle, WA (US);
Vaidyanathan Ramaswami, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Duncan K. Sparrell, Chester, NJ (US);
Simon D. Byers, Summit, NJ (US);
Kenneth W. Church, Seattle, WA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling internet access telephone calls made via cable company telephone services. A head end data terminal receives cable signals and converts them into individual signals. An intelligent switch detects signals destined for an internet service provider and routes those signals on a separate path to the internet service provider. A central switch routes the other signals along a telephone network. A computer program can control the steps of receiving cable signals, converting them into voice band signals, routing the signals that are not for the intended recipient to a central switch, multiplexing the signals for the intended recipient together, and sending the multiplexed signals to the intended recipient.