Automatic remote facsimile testing system
OwnerRichard R. Meyerinventor
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Abstract
Users of facsimile communications systems may test their fax transceivers by transmitting a test fax page over the public switched telephone network to a system that makes measurements of the test transmission and of telephone line characteristics. Measurements are analyzed to locate possible anomalies. Results of analysis, the measurements themselves and a copy of the user's test fax are incorporated into a test report. The test report is delivered to users as a fax message or spoken announcement during the same call or a second call.
Claims17
A method for automatically testing a remote facsimile communications system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) transferring a test fax transmission from said remote facsimile communications system to a diagnostic system and automatically making quantitative measurements of said test fax transmission during the transferring process, thereafter
- (b) automatically preparing a test report in said diagnostic system incorporating said measurements, and thereafter
- (c) delivering said test report to a remote location,
- in order to inform a user at said remote location of the condition of said facsimile communications system.
A diagnostic system for automatically testing a remote facsimile communications system, comprising:
- (a) means for transferring a test fax transmission from said remote facsimile communications system to said diagnostic system,
- (b) means coupled to said transferring means to automatically make quantitative measurements upon said test facsimile transmission, and
- (c) reporting means for incorporating results of said measurements into a test report, and
- (d) means coupled to said measuring means for delivering said test report to a remote location
- in order to inform a user at said remote location of the condition of said facsimile communications system.
The system of claim 28 wherein said step of transferring is by means of direct connection of said diagnostic system to a long distance telephone carrier's digital network, whereby said measurements may be used to avoid possible inaccuracies caused by a local loop connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.