APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICES

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway having a controller operable to receive media content from first and second service providers where the first and second service providers deliver the media content to the gateway using different transport protocols, provide the media content from the gateway to a plurality of display devices without utilizing a set top box, receive a request for a service associated with a third service provider where the request is received at the gateway, receive an application resource bundle at the gateway to implement the requested service where the application resource bundle is received from a server associated with one of the first, second and third service providers, and implement the service without identifying the third service provider. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A gateway, comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving media content comprising first media content and second media content, the first media content being received from a first system of a first service provider, the second media content being received from a second system of a second service provider, wherein the media content is received from the first and second systems by the processor using different transport protocols, wherein the processor is located at a user premises, wherein the first media content is received from the first system over a first access network managed by the first service provider via a hardwire connection with the processor, and wherein the second media content is received from the second system over a second access network managed by the second service provider via a wireless connection without utilizing the first access network;reformatting the media content to generate reformatted media content that is based on a standard protocol for a plurality of display devices at the user premises, wherein the standard protocol defines a common format for each of the plurality of display devices;providing the reformatted media content from the processor to the plurality of display devices at the user premises by selectively bypassing a media processor, wherein the bypassing comprises providing the reformatted media content from the processor to the plurality of display devices via a communication path that does not include the media processor;determining an incompatibility between additional media content and the media processor; andreformatting the additional media content based the incompatibility to generate a reformatted additional media content according to the standard protocol.