Processing messages with a device server operating in a telephone

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a telephone having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the telephone. The web server application can be operable to detect an incoming plain old telephone service call, identify a calling party identifier from the incoming plain old telephone service call, and direct one of a plurality of devices detected by web server application to present the calling party identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a communication device including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 executing a web server application that facilitates communications with a gateway communicatively coupled to a media processor capable of displaying content on a display of the communication device;   detecting the media processor;   establishing communication services between the communication device and the media processor;   detecting an incoming telephone call;   identifying a calling party identifier from the incoming telephone call; and   directing the media processor to present the calling party identifier at the display of the communication device.   
     
     
         2 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the communication device comprises a mobile phone. 
     
     
         3 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise communicating authentication data from the communication device to the media processor. 
     
     
         4 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 3 , wherein the communicating authentication data comprises transmitting a security key from the communication device to the media processor, wherein the security key comprises encrypted data, a public key infrastructure (PKI) key, a personal identification number (PIN), a login or a password, or a combination of these. 
     
     
         5 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the detecting the media processor comprises detecting media resources available on a wireless network. 
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein the detecting media resources available on the wireless network comprises requesting, by the communication device, information from a network device over the wireless network. 
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein communication between the communication device and the media processor conform to a markup language. 
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise exchanging, with the media processor, markup language instructions over a communication network. 
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the detecting the media processor comprises detecting the media processor by a mobile phone over a WiFi network of a premises. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:   executing a web server application that facilitates communications with a gateway communicatively coupled to a media processor capable of displaying content on a display of a media device;   detecting the media processor;   establishing communication services between the apparatus and the media processor;   detecting an incoming telephone call;   identifying a calling party identifier from the incoming telephone call; and   directing the media processor to present the calling party identifier at the display of the media device.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise exchanging, with the media processor, markup language instructions over a communication network. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile phone. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise detecting a manipulation of a user interface of the media device to indicate reception of the incoming telephone call. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the detecting the media processor comprises requesting, by the apparatus, information from a network device over a wireless network. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise authenticating the apparatus with the media processor. 
     
     
         16 . A method, comprising:
 executing, by a processing system including a processor, a web server application that facilitates communications with a gateway communicatively coupled to a media processor capable of displaying content on a display of a media device;   detecting, by the processing system, the media processor;   establishing, by the processing system, communication services between the media device and the media processor;   detecting, by the processing system, an incoming telephone call;   identifying, by the processing system, a calling party identifier from the incoming telephone call; and   directing, by the processing system, the media processor to present the calling party identifier at the display of the media device.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising authenticating, by the processing system, the media device to the media processor by transmitting a security key from the media device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the detecting the media processor comprises requesting, by the media device, information from a network device over a wireless network. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising exchanging, by the processing system, with the media processor, markup language instructions over a wireless network. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the detecting the media processor comprises detecting the media processor by a mobile phone over a WiFi network of a premises.