Alerting user engaged in a first communications session on a fir

Details Alerting user engaged in a first communications session on a fir Alerting user engaged in a first communications session on a fir

1997-01-06

2000-01-04

Barry, Esq., Lance Leonard

Telephonic communications

Special services

Anonymous party

379 9335, 379215, H04L 1200

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active

060119098

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are provided for multimedia communications with multiple network functionality, such as conflict resolution for multiple simultaneous communication sessions involving separate and independent networks and call types, such as video and voice. The apparatus includes a first network interface, such as a cable interface (120), an ISDN interface (125) or a telephony interface (130), with the first network interface coupleable to a first network for communication of a first network signal; a second network interface, the second network interface coupleable to a second network for communication of a second network signal; a user interface such as a user/audio interface (135) for reception of a plurality of control signals; and a processor arrangement (143) responsive through a set of program instructions, when operably coupled, to determine a presence of a first network communication session, to further determine an occurrence of the second network signal, and upon the occurrence of the second network signal during the first network communication session, to provide a distinctive alert to the user interface during the first network communication session indicating the occurrence of the second network signal.

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