Patent ID: 7103067

Claim:
A method for translating communication data within a call endpoint system in a cable network, comprising: within a first call endpoint system, receiving a first data sent by a first user agent to a second user agent, the first data using a first communication protocol, the first user agent being part of the first call endpoint system and the second user agent being part of a second call endpoint system; and within the first call endpoint system, initiating one or more second data transaction(s) with one or more intermediary cable components within the cable network based on such first data, the second data using a second communication protocol that is also utilized by the one or more cable components, the one or more intermediary cable components being configured to send one or more third data based on the second data or other data sent by the first agent to the second user agent, wherein one of the first or second call endpoint systems is an originator of a particular call and the other of the first and second call endpoint system is a terminator of the particular call, and the first and second data forms part of the particular call, wherein each of the first and second call endpoint systems includes a device for receiving audio input.