Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to providing network-based video content to television viewers. For example, software for providing network-based video over a television can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to the television for presentation to a viewer. Then, in response to input through the GUI, the software can identify a plurality of remote video content providers and provide a video from one of the remote video content providers over a computer network to the television. This software may be communicably coupled with a central repository that stores information associated with a plurality of remote video content providers. Software associated with the repository may query the repository in response to a request from the remote client. This “repository” software can provide information associated with a subset of the plurality of remote video content providers, selected based on the query, to the remote client.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for embedding telephony bearer resources in a digital loop carrier and communicating with a digital loop carrier in a manner which enables the combination of these resources and existing DLC capabilities to take on the characteristics of a next-generation access gateway.

Abstract: A method for sharing a remote terminal. The method provides control intelligence that is separate from service-delivery hardware of a network that includes a remote terminal, wherein the control intelligence controls the operations of the remote terminal. The method time-shares resources of the remote terminal among local exchange carriers, wherein the control intelligence mediates access to the remote terminal, and whereby multiple local exchange carriers provide telecommunication services on the remote terminal.

Abstract: A video communications system (10) includes a communications controller (30) that interfaces with a broadband/narrowband network (40) to distribute video signals to a plurality of remote sites (104) in a multi-site location (102). Each remote site (104) includes a channel selector and signaling unit (50) and at least one television set (100). A user enters user input information into a remote selector (70) for processing by the channel selector and signaling unit (50). The channel selector and signaling unit (50) sends the user input information to the communication controller (30) over a video signal distribution network (90) at an upstream frequency selected at a user selectable setting (52). The communication controller (30) responds by modulating the desired video information onto a downstream frequency for transmission to the television set (100) on the video signal distribution network (90).

Abstract: A subscriber terminal (22) within a business/residence (32) is in communications with a telecommunications network (12) through a fiber optic connection (33) to an optical network unit (20). Telephony signals are transmitted to and from the subscriber terminal to a user through a cordless telephone handset (26). During normal operation, the cordless telephone handset (26) operates in a cordless mode, passing telephony signals to a subscriber terminal telephone antenna (24) for transmission on the fiber optic connection (33). In the event of a power outage at the business/residence (32), the cordless telephone handset (26) switches to a wireless mode in order to continue to provide telephony communications. In the wireless mode, telephony communications are provided from the cordless telephone handset (26) to the telecommunications network (12) through a wireless telephone provider (14).

Abstract: A subscriber terminal (22) within a business/residence (32) is in communications with a telecommunications network (12) through a fiber optic connection (33) to an optical network unit (20). Telephony signals are transmitted to and from the subscriber terminal to a user through a cordless telephone handset (26). During normal operation, the cordless telephone handset (26) operates in a cordless mode, passing telephony signals to a subscriber terminal telephone antenna (24) for transmission on the fiber optic connection (33). In the event of a power outage at the business/residence (32), the cordless telephone handset (26) switches to a wireless mode in order to continue to provide telephony communications. In the wireless mode, telephony communications are provided from the cordless telephone handset (26) to the telecommunications network (12) through a wireless telephone provider (14).