Method and apparatus for remote maintenance procedures
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorPeter Leonard Steefel
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Abstract
A programmable multi-function telecommunications device starts a timer when it detects a first signaling signal, such as a test signal, on a communication channel. If a second signaling signal, such as a ring signal, is detected during a predetermined time period measured by the timer, the information following the ring signal is automatically used for a maintenance function or for program memory upgrade. If the ring signal is not detected during the predetermined time period, the information following the ring signal is provided to the equipment's user interface in a conventional fashion.
Claims2
A method for processing information from a communications channel, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first signaling signal from a communications channel;
- activating a timer in response to said first signal;
- receiving a second signaling signal from said communications channel;
- processing information received after said second signaling signal in a first way if said second signaling signal is received within a predetermined time period measured using said timer, said first way comprising storing said information in a program memory;
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- processing information received after said second signaling signal in a second way if said second signaling signal is received outside said predetermined time period measured using said timer, said second way comprising passing said information to a speaker.
An apparatus for processing information from a communications channel, comprising:
- interface means for receiving signals from the communications channel;
- detection means for detecting a first signaling signal received by said interface means;
- timer means for measuring a predetermined length of time in response to said detection means detecting said first signaling signal;
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- switch means for routing information received from the communications channel to a first location having a program memory if a second signaling signal is received within said predetermined length of time, and for routing said information to a second location having a speaker if said second signaling signal is received outside said predetermined length of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.