Automatic dial-up software update system
First Claim
1. An automatic software update system for updating telephone switching system software, comprising:
- a first telephone switching system computer at a first site and a second computer at a second site remote from the first site;
wherein the first telephone switching system computer includes connecting means for automatically initiating a dial-up connection with the second computer and identifying means for automatically providing the second computer with an identification relating to the first telephone switching system computer via the dial-up connection; and
wherein the second computer includes communicating means for receiving the identification relating to the first telephone switching system computer, and selecting means for automatically selecting information for the first telephone switching system computer based on the identification, and wherein the communicating means is further operable for supplying the selected information to the first telephone switching system computer.
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Abstract
An automatic software update system (10) includes a first computer (12) at a first site and a second computer (14) at a second site remote from the first site. The first computer (12) includes, for example, a modem (16) for automatically initiating a dial-up connection with the second computer (14) and suitable programming for automatically providing the second computer with an identification relating to the first computer (12) via the dial-up connection. The second computer (14) also includes, for example, a modem (18) for receiving the identification relating to the first computer (12), and suitable programming for automatically selecting from a database (24) information (28) for the first computer (12) based on the identification. The modem (18) of the second computer (14) is further operable for supplying the selected information (28) to the first computer (12).
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14 Claims
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1. An automatic software update system for updating telephone switching system software, comprising:
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a first telephone switching system computer at a first site and a second computer at a second site remote from the first site; wherein the first telephone switching system computer includes connecting means for automatically initiating a dial-up connection with the second computer and identifying means for automatically providing the second computer with an identification relating to the first telephone switching system computer via the dial-up connection; and wherein the second computer includes communicating means for receiving the identification relating to the first telephone switching system computer, and selecting means for automatically selecting information for the first telephone switching system computer based on the identification, and wherein the communicating means is further operable for supplying the selected information to the first telephone switching system computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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