Patent ID: 8307402

Claim:
A method for providing a plurality of services, comprising: connecting a multi-service endpoint device to a network providing a voice service and a network providing an internet protocol television service; and integrating the voice service with the internet protocol television service using the multi-service endpoint device, wherein the multi-service endpoint device is connected to a television console, wherein the integrating the voice service comprises: displaying caller information associated with an incoming call on the television console; and providing a plurality answering options to be selected by a user, wherein the plurality of answering options comprises: a deny option for forwarding the incoming call to a voicemail system; an answer option for allowing the user to speak to a caller of the incoming call; a closed caption answer option for allowing the user to read spoken words on the television console from the caller using a voice to text translation after connecting the incoming call to the multi-service endpoint device, wherein the voice to text translation is provided by the multi-service endpoint device; and an announcement answer option for providing an announcement message to the caller.