Electronic monitoring of activities performed at a cable television tap
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1. A method of monitoring activities performed at a cable television tap, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether technician data is read;
storing the technician data in association with an access time and an access date upon determining that the technician data is read; and
providing data to a remote location;
associating the data with the cable television tap.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring activities performed at a cable television tap includes a card reader operable to read card data. A controller is coupled to the card reader and operable to determine that card data is read including technician information. A memory is operable to store the card data in association with a first access time data and date data. A remote system is operable to download the stored data, wherein the downloaded data is associated with the cable television tap.
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1. A method of monitoring activities performed at a cable television tap, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether technician data is read;
storing the technician data in association with an access time and an access date upon determining that the technician data is read; and
providing data to a remote location;
associating the data with the cable television tap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16)
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12. A system for monitoring activities performed at a cable television tap, the system comprising the steps of:
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a controller operable to determine whether technician data is read;
a memory, coupled to controller, operable to store the technician data in association with an access time and an access date upon a determination that the technician data is read;
a communication medium, coupled to controller, operable to provide data to a remote location; and
the controller operable to associate the data with the cable television tap. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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