Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Combined circuit switching and packet switching
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Nguyen, Brian (Department: 2661)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Combined circuit switching and packet switching
C370S487000, C370S466000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07075919
ABSTRACT:
A method for providing integrated voice, video, and data content in an integrated service offering to one or more customer premises includes receiving television programming from a programming source, receiving data from a data network, and receiving telephone communications from a telephone network. The method further includes placing the television programming, data, and telephone communications in a common format for integrated communication over a single network infrastructure using a common communication protocol. In addition, the method includes communicating the integrated television programming, data, and telephone communications in the common format over the single network infrastructure using the common communication protocol to one or more customer premises to provide the integrated service offering.
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