Arrangement for obtaining information from a switching system database by an adjunct processor
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1. A method of obtaining switching system database information at an adjunct processor, comprising the steps of:
- interacting with a switching system from an adjunct processor by simulating interaction of a terminal with the switching system by means of which interactions the terminal requests and obtains access to contents of a database of the switching system, includingsignaling to the switching system a desire to access the database, in a same manner as the terminal signals to the switching system the desire to access the database, andsignaling to the switching system a desire to have the switching system sequentially retrieve and provide to the adjunct processor each item of the database without directly identifying to the switching system any particular item of the database, in a same manner as the terminal signals to the switching system the desire to have the switching system sequentially retrieve and provide to the terminal each item of the database without directly identifying to the switching system any particular item of the database; and
in response to the interacting, receiving the contents of the database from the switching system at the adjunct processor for use by the adjunct processor.
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Abstract
To obtain its own copy of directory information from a database (111) of a switching system (10), an adjunct processor such as a voice-mail system (11) either uses the "directory" feature of the switching system by emulating use of the feature by a digital display telephone (140), or uses a remote administration and maintenance port (119) by emulating use of the port by a remote administration terminal (145).
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1. A method of obtaining switching system database information at an adjunct processor, comprising the steps of:
interacting with a switching system from an adjunct processor by simulating interaction of a terminal with the switching system by means of which interactions the terminal requests and obtains access to contents of a database of the switching system, including signaling to the switching system a desire to access the database, in a same manner as the terminal signals to the switching system the desire to access the database, and signaling to the switching system a desire to have the switching system sequentially retrieve and provide to the adjunct processor each item of the database without directly identifying to the switching system any particular item of the database, in a same manner as the terminal signals to the switching system the desire to have the switching system sequentially retrieve and provide to the terminal each item of the database without directly identifying to the switching system any particular item of the database; and in response to the interacting, receiving the contents of the database from the switching system at the adjunct processor for use by the adjunct processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13)
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6. An adjunct processor for use with a switching system comprising:
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means for performing adjunct processing functions; means for interacting with a switching system by simulating interactions of a terminal with the switching system by means of which interactions the terminal requests and obtains access to contents of a database of the switching system, including means for signaling to the switching system a desire to access the database, in a same manner as the terminal signals to the switching system the desire to access the database, and means for signaling to the switching system a desire to have the switching system sequentially retrieve and provide to the adjunct processor each item of the database without directly identifying to the switching system any particular item of the database, in a same manner as the terminal signals to the switching system the desire to have the switching system sequentially retrieve and provide to the terminal each item of the database without directly identifying to the switching system any particular item of the database; and means cooperative with the interacting means and the performing means for receiving the contents of the database from the switching system for use by the performing means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16)
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