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Interactive system for a closed cable network which includes facsimiles and voice mail on a display
Assignee: 1ST TELEPHONY LLC
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Filing: 1996-03-15
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Granted: 1998-11-10
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Expires: 2016-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A system is provided that enhances the interactivity of multimedia information in a closed cable network such as a hotel system or the like. The system includes a multimedia processing plurality of multimedia processing system, a telephone switching system, a video control system, a service operations platform, and a plurality of interactive devices. This system has the advantage of providing compression and/or transmission algorithms to maximize enhancement of the multimedia information. The system also allows for sending facsimiles and voice mail messages on the closed cable system. The system allows for enhanced interactivity within a closed cable system with minimum modification to the existing network.
Inventors
- 👤 Scott W. Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/42; H04H20/53; H04H20/61; H04H20/63; H04H20/65; H04H20/76; H04H20/77; H04H20/81; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00283; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/324; H04N1/32432; H04N1/32438; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/147; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/58; H04Q3/62; H04Q3/625; H04H60/00; H04H60/61; H04H60/63; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13056; H04Q2213/13093; H04Q2213/13106; H04Q2213/1313; H04Q2213/13175; H04Q2213/13179; H04Q2213/1322; H04Q2213/13248; H04Q2213/13337; H04Q2213/13376; H04Q2213/13377
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
An interactive system for a closed cable network comprising: means for processing multimedia information; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving telephone messages from and transmitting telephone messages to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving account information from and transmitting account information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving control information from and transmitting control information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to multimedia processing means for directing facsimiles in the closed cable system; the directing means further comprising: means for receiving a plurality of facsimiles in the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the receiving means for assigning each of the plurality of facsimiles a FAX REF. NO.; means for listing the plurality of the facsimiles including their respective FAX REF. NO.; means for displaying a first page of the listed plurality of facsimiles; and means for determining the appropriate receiver of the facsimile in the closed cable system; and a plurality of multimedia devices coupled to the multimedia processing means to provide updatable multimedia information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
An interactive system for a closed cable network comprising: means for processing multimedia information; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving telephone messages from and transmitting telephone messages to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving account information from and transmitting account information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving control information from and transmitting control information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to multimedia processing means for directing facsimiles in the closed cable system; the directing means further comprising: means for receiving a plurality of facsimiles in the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the receiving means for assigning each of the plurality of facsimiles a FAX REF. NO.; means for listing the plurality of the facsimiles including their respective FAX REF. NO.; means for displaying a first page of the listed plurality of facsimiles; and means for determining the appropriate receiver of the facsimile in the closed cable system; and a plurality of multimedia devices coupled to the multimedia processing means to provide updatable multimedia information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 1 in which the determining means includes: means for receiving an indication that a facsimile is to be sent; and means for forwarding the facsimile to a particular user.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The system of claim 1 in which the directing means further comprises: means for printing out a first page of the plurality of the facsimiles including their respective FAX REF. NO. in a special manner; means for sending the plurality of first pages to an operator; and means for sending the plurality of first pages to the appropriate receiver.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 3 in which the determining means includes: means for receiving an indication that a facsimile is to be sent; and means for forwarding the facsimile to a particular user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 3 in which the first page of each of the plurality of facsimiles includes an overlay of the FAXREF.NO. in a distinguishing manner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 1 in which the plurality of multimedia devices includes a CD player.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 1 in which the plurality of multimedia devices includes a personal computer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 1 in which the plurality of multimedia devices includes a video camera.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1 in which the plurality of multimedia devices includes a laser disk player.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1 in which the plurality of multimedia devices includes interactive multimedia decoder (IMD).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 1 in which the plurality of multimedia devices includes at least one interactive multimedia device and at least one video camera to provide a point to point video system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 1 in which the plurality of multimedia devices includes at least one interactive multimedia device (IMD) and at least one video camera to provide a point to point video system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
155 words
An interactive system for a closed cable network comprising: means for processing multimedia information; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving telephone messages from and transmitting telephone messages to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving account information from and transmitting account information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving control information from and transmitting control information to the multimedia processing means; means for providing a limited number of facsimile numbers for a plurality of users; the providing means further comprising: means for determining if a facsimile is to be sent manually; means for entering a pin number if the facsimile is to be sent manually; means for providing appropriate facsimile numbers to the user if the facsimile is to be sent automatically; and a plurality of multimedia devices coupled to the multimedia processing means to provide updatable multimedia information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
155 words
An interactive system for a closed cable network comprising: means for processing multimedia information; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving telephone messages from and transmitting telephone messages to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving account information from and transmitting account information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving control information from and transmitting control information to the multimedia processing means; means for providing a limited number of facsimile numbers for a plurality of users; the providing means further comprising: means for determining if a facsimile is to be sent manually; means for entering a pin number if the facsimile is to be sent manually; means for providing appropriate facsimile numbers to the user if the facsimile is to be sent automatically; and a plurality of multimedia devices coupled to the multimedia processing means to provide updatable multimedia information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
195 words
An interactive system for a closed cable network comprising: means for processing multimedia information; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving telephone messages from and transmitting telephone messages to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving account information from and transmitting account information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving control information from and transmitting control information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to multimedia processing means for directing voice mail messages to an appropriate user in the closed cable system; the directing means further comprising: means for receiving a plurality of voice mail messages in the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the receiving means for assigning each of the plurality of voice mail messages a REF.NO.; means for listing the plurality of the voice mail including their respective REF. NO.; means for displaying a first page of the listed plurality of voice messages; and means for determining the appropriate receiver of the voice mail messages in the closed cable system; and a plurality of multimedia devices coupled to the multimedia processing means to provide updatable multimedia information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
195 words
An interactive system for a closed cable network comprising: means for processing multimedia information; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving telephone messages from and transmitting telephone messages to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving account information from and transmitting account information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the multimedia processing means for receiving control information from and transmitting control information to the multimedia processing means; means coupled to multimedia processing means for directing voice mail messages to an appropriate user in the closed cable system; the directing means further comprising: means for receiving a plurality of voice mail messages in the multimedia processing means; means coupled to the receiving means for assigning each of the plurality of voice mail messages a REF.NO.; means for listing the plurality of the voice mail including their respective REF. NO.; means for displaying a first page of the listed plurality of voice messages; and means for determining the appropriate receiver of the voice mail messages in the closed cable system; and a plurality of multimedia devices coupled to the multimedia processing means to provide updatable multimedia information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 14 in which the determining means includes: means for receiving an indication that a voice mail message is to be sent; and means for forwarding the voice mail message to a particular user.
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