Network access to internet and stored multimedia services from a terminal supporting the h.320 protocol
CA 2184209 C · Owner: Robinson, Bethany Scott · Inventors: Suresh, Sethuraman; Bruno, Richard Frank; Robinson, Bethany Scott
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Internet access is provided to a multimedia terminal (101 102, 103, 104), supporting the H.320 protocol through a gateway server (125) that is connected to the Internet. The data stream of the H.320 bearer channel (ISDN phone line or switched 56 kbps facilities) is used for the exchange of data between the accessing terminal and the gateway server which outputs and receives such, data onto and from the Internet respectively. The gateway server is, implemented to function to directly exchange on the H.320 data stream information requests and responsive data in the TCP/IP format used for Internet transport. Alternatively, the gateway server is implemented to function as a proxy to which …
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- Filed August 27, 1996 and granted October 5, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 27, 2016.
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