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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Adrian E. Conway, Weston, MA (US);
Adrian E. Conway, Weston, MA (US);
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a gateway located at a subscriber premises. The gateway is configured to bridge, at the subscriber premises, a voice communication between an Internet Protocol ('IP') network and a voice communication service available at the subscriber premises. In certain embodiments, the gateway is configured to bridge the voice communication from the IP network to at least one of a Public-Switched Telephone Network ('PSTN') service, a Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) service, and a video phone service at the subscriber premises. In certain embodiments, a registration server communicatively coupled to the gateway by the IP network is configured to maintain registration information associated with the gateway.