Telephone Communication Monitoring Device and Method

• US 20090213742A1
• Filed: 10/06/2006
• Published: 08/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neuroware Corporation
• Original Assignee: Neuroware Corporation
• Inventors: White, Craig, French, Robert, Keeling, Allen, Ransom, Ray
• Application Number:
  US12/089,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20090213742A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2281 Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0464 Primary rate access circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13205 Primary rate access, PRI
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13209 ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13349 Network management
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0087 Network testing or monitoring arrangements

Abstract

A telecommunication system management device, the device comprising: a means to connect the device to a source of power; a means to connect the device to a multiplexed telephone signal; a means to provide the device with a destination network address; a decoder, to receive the multiplexed telephone signal and to extract control information from the multiplexed telephone signal; a converter, to receive inputs comprising the destination network address and the extracted control information, and to convert the inputs into a network compatible output signal; and a means to connect the device to a network, to permit the device to transmit the output signal over the network; wherein, the extracted control information can be sent to the destination network address.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system management device, said device comprising:

(a) a means to connect the device to a source of power;

(b) a means to connect the device to a multiplexed telephone signal;

(c) a means to provide said device with a destination network address;

(d) a decoder, to receive said multiplexed telephone signal and to extract control information from said multiplexed telephone signal;

(e) a converter, to receive inputs comprising said destination network address and said extracted control information, and to convert said inputs into a network compatible output signal; and

(f) a means to connect the device to a network, to permit said device to transmit said output signal over the network;

wherein, said extracted control information can be sent to said destination network address.

2. The telecommunication system management device according to claim 1, wherein said multiplexed telephone signal follows the T1 telecommunication standard, and said control information comprises layers 2 and 3 data from a control D-channel.

3. The telecommunication system management device according to claim 1, wherein said Internet compatible protocol follows the TCP/IP telecommunication standard.

4. The telecommunication system management device according to claim 1, wherein said destination network address and said converter are housed in a computer processor.

5. A method of monitoring a multiplexed telephone signal, said method comprising:

(a) receiving said multiplexed telephone signal;

(b) decoding control information from said multiplexed telephone signal;

(c) selecting a destination network address;

(d) converting said control information and said destination network address to an output signal containing said control information and having an Internet compatible protocol addressed to said destination network address;

(e) transmitting said output signal over the Internet to said destination network address;

(f) decoding said control information at said destination network address;

(g) analyzing said control information on a processor at said destination network address; and

(h) providing said analyzed control information to a user of said multiplexed telephone signal.

6. A method of providing telecommunication management services, said method comprising:

(a) installing a telecommunication system management device at a site receiving a multiplexed telephone signal;

(b) directing control information from said management device to a processor;

(c) analyzing said control information on said processor; and

(d) providing reports of said analyzed information to a user of said multiplexed telephone signal.