DVR Telephone answering device

摘要

A digital telephone answering device DTAD) that utilizes the functionality of a device such as a set top box (STB) equipped with a digital video recorder (DVR). The system includes a DTAD operatively connected to an STB equipped with DVR, or DVR TAD. A memory of the STB equipped with DVR is used by the DVR TAD for storing a plurality of parameters and data such as telephone messages and caller ID signals typically associated with the DVR TAD. A microprocessor within the STB equipped with DVR controls DVR TAD functionality and display of parameters associated with the DVR TAD. Control is based on receiving user commands to access the memory and to display at least a selected one of DVR TAD associated parameters for review and/or manipulation by the viewer or user on a display device operatively connected to the STB equipped with DVR.