Patent ID: 7054313
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: H04M,H04N,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telephone service method comprising the steps of: receiving a multicast signal for first and second pieces of customer premises equipment in a single multiplexed signal from a telephone switch over a telephone connection; demultiplexing said multicast signal; converting a first portion of said multicast signal to a communications protocol of said first piece of customer premises equipment; selectively filtering said multicast signal according to predefined preferences of a telephone customer; transmitting to said first piece of customer premises equipment the selectively filtered portion of said multicast signal as a first portion of said multicast signal; transmitting a second portion of said incoming data to said second piece of customer premises equipment, wherein said steps of transmitting said first and second portions of said incoming multicast signal are performed in accordance with priorities assigned to said first and second pieces of customer premises equipment.