AUDIO AND VIDEO CALLING THROUGH MULTIPLE TERMINAL DEVICES

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a media controller having computer instructions to execute a soft-phone client application on the media processor, receive a call originating from an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network where the calls are directed to the media processor by a gateway having a switch that routes the call in accordance with a destination address included in a session initiation protocol header message, and selectively answer the call at any of a plurality of terminal devices including a mobile cellular phone coupled to the media processor via a femtocell. The computer instructions can be operable to present an audio portion of the call through a speaker of a presentation device operatively coupled to the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A media processor comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitates performance of operations comprising:
initiating communications with a gateway device, wherein the gateway device selectively routes incoming calls to terminal devices including the media processor and a mobile cellular phone coupled to the gateway device via a femtocell;receiving a notice from the femtocell responsive to the mobile cellular phone initiating communications with the femtocell; andreceiving incoming calls or initiating outgoing calls associated with a mobile cellular service used by the mobile cellular phone, responsive to the gateway device detecting that the mobile cellular phone has initiated communications with the femtocell and in accordance with routing instructions at the gateway device, wherein the femtocell provides a plurality of bundled wireless carrier services used by a plurality of mobile cellular phones to enable the receiving and initiating of calls at the media processor.