Methods, systems and computer program products for providing internet protocol television communication services
US9407960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/613
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing communications services to customer premise equipment (CPE) coupled to a television. The method includes operating a network element as a communications terminal server, the network element being part of a communications network. The network element receives from the CPE a request to initiate communications with a diagnostic system coupled to the communications network. The network element accesses a communications application executing on a communications server coupled to the communications network and pushes a communications interface to the CPE. The network element receives message information from the CPE and routes the message information to the communications server to initiate delivery of a message to the diagnostic system.
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