Apparatus and method of communications
US8752096B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8352
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) communication system having at least one network element to receive from an Set-Top Box (STB) a communication identifier of a targeted communication device (TCD) to conduct a communication session utilizing a real-time Text over Internet Protocol (ToIP), determine whether the TCD operates according to one of a circuit-switched protocol (CSP) or ToIP, responsive to detecting that the TCD operates according to the CSP, establish the communication session between the STB and the TCD, transcode for the TCD ToIP communications initiated by the STB to CSP communications, and transcode for the STB CSP communications initiated by the TCD to ToIP communications. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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