Methods and apparatus to provide local warning of a low battery condition from an optical network terminal
First Claim
1. An optical network terminal coupled to a power supply having a battery, the power supply to send a data signal to the optical network terminal indicating a condition of the battery, the optical network terminal comprising:
- a first data port to receive the data signal from the power supply;
a second data port; and
a controller to read the data signal and send a warning signal of the battery condition via the second data port to a device in a customer premises serviced by the power supply.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing local warning of a low battery condition from an optical network terminal to a device in a customer premises are disclosed. An example optical network terminal is coupled to a power supply having a battery. The power supply sends a data signal to the optical network terminal indicating a condition of the battery. The optical network terminal includes a data port to receive the data signal from the power supply. The optical network terminal has a computer data port. A controller is provided to read the data signal and send a warning signal of the battery condition via the computer port to a device in a customer premises serviced by the power supply.
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27 Claims
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1. An optical network terminal coupled to a power supply having a battery, the power supply to send a data signal to the optical network terminal indicating a condition of the battery, the optical network terminal comprising:
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a first data port to receive the data signal from the power supply;
a second data port; and
a controller to read the data signal and send a warning signal of the battery condition via the second data port to a device in a customer premises serviced by the power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An optical network terminal coupled to a power supply having a battery, the power supply to send a data signal to the optical network terminal indicating a battery condition, the optical network terminal comprising:
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a first data port to receive the data signal from the power supply;
a video data port to send a video signal to a television display; and
logic responsive to the data signal to send a warning signal indicating the battery condition to the television display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing a warning of a battery condition from a power source coupled to an optical network terminal, the method comprising:
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detecting a signal indicative of a battery condition at the power source; and
sending a warning signal from the optical network terminal to a computer in a customer premises associated with the optical network terminal when the signal indicative of a battery condition is detected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of providing a warning of a battery condition from a power source having a power line and a data line coupled to an optical network terminal having a video port, the method comprising:
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detecting a signal indicative of a battery condition at the power source; and
sending a warning signal from the optical network terminal to a television coupled to a video port on the optical network terminal when the signal indicative of a battery condition is detected on the data line. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause the optical network terminal, to:
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detect a signal indicative of a battery condition at a power source; and
send a warning signal from the optical network terminal to a computer in a customer premises associated with the optical network terminal when the signal indicative of a battery condition is detected. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An apparatus to provide warning of a battery condition in a power source to a device in a customer premises, comprising:
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a fault detector to detect a battery condition; and
at least one of;
a pop-up activator to transmit a pop-up message to a device in the customer premises indicating the battery condition;
oran e-mail generator to transmit an e-mail to a device in the customer premises indicating the battery condition. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A computer to receive a battery condition warning from a power source coupled to an optical network terminal, the computer comprising:
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a data port to receive a data signal including the battery condition warning from the optical network terminal; and
a display coupled to the data port to display a warning of the battery condition.
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27. A television to receive a battery condition warning from a power source coupled to an optical network terminal, the television comprising:
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a video data port to receive a video data signal including the battery condition warning from the optical network terminal; and
a display coupled to the data port to display a warning of the battery condition.
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