System and method for virtual multiline telephony in a...

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2006-11-28

2006-11-28

Phunkulh, Bob A. (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Communication techniques for information carried in plural...

Adaptive

C370S401000, C370S352000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07142560

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for multiline telephony in a home-network telephone system. The method comprises: establishing a gateway; using the gateway for transceiving calls on a plurality of external telephone lines; and, bridging a call between a home-network endpoint and a selected external telephone line. Transceiving calls on a plurality of external telephone lines includes the gateway communicating call information in a format such as voice-over broadband (VoBB) or POTS. Bridging a call includes the gateway: converting between the external format and a digital home-network format; establishing a traffic channel between the gateway and the endpoint to communicate information in the home-network format; and, establishing an out-of-band control channel to manage the corresponding traffic channel.

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