Telephony interface device for providing diagnostic information to a telephone
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1. A system for providing diagnostic information to at least one telephone comprising:
- a telephony interface device including a memory device operatively coupled to the at the least one telephone through a telephone line, the telephony interface device operatively coupled to a public switched telephone network wherein the telephony interface device detects the diagnostic information, wherein the diagnostic information includes diagnostic information from the public switched telephone network, diagnostic information from the telephony interface device, and diagnostic information from the telephone line, and wherein the diagnostic information is stored in the memory device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing diagnostic information to at least one telephone includes a telephony interface device operatively coupled to at least one telephone through a telephone line. The telephony interface device is operatively coupled to a network. The telephony interface device transmits diagnostic information to the at least one telephone. The diagnostic information may include, for example, diagnostic information concerning the network, the telephony interface device itself, and the telephone line.
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1. A system for providing diagnostic information to at least one telephone comprising:
a telephony interface device including a memory device operatively coupled to the at the least one telephone through a telephone line, the telephony interface device operatively coupled to a public switched telephone network wherein the telephony interface device detects the diagnostic information, wherein the diagnostic information includes diagnostic information from the public switched telephone network, diagnostic information from the telephony interface device, and diagnostic information from the telephone line, and wherein the diagnostic information is stored in the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A telephony interface device for providing diagnostic information to at least one telephone operatively coupled to the telephony interface device comprising:
an access network interface to allow the telephony interface device to be in communication with a public switched telephone network, the access network interface operatively coupled to a host processor for controlling and routing data between the access network interface and the at least one telephone, the access network interface also coupled to a memory device, a signal processor operatively coupled to the access network interface, the host processor and the memory device, the signal processor operatively coupled to a telephone interface wherein the telephony interface device detects the diagnostic information, wherein the diagnostic information includes diagnostic information from the public switched telephone network, diagnostic information from the telephony interface device, and diagnostic information from the telephone line, and wherein the diagnostic information is stored in the memory device.
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18. A method of providing diagnostic information to at least one telephone comprising:
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providing a telephony interface device having a memory device operatively coupled to the at least one telephone through a telephone line, the telephony interface device operatively coupled to a public switched telephone network;
detecting the diagnostic information with the telephony interface device wherein the diagnostic information includes diagnostic information from the public switched telephone network, diagnostic information from the telephony interface device, and diagnostic information from the telephone line;
storing the diagnostic information in the memory device; and
transmitting diagnostic information from the telephony interface device to the at least one telephone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
providing an access network, the access network operatively coupled between the service provider network and the telephony interface device.
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27. The method of claim 26 further comprising a network router, the network router operatively coupled between the access network and the service provider network.
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28. The method of claim 18 wherein the telephony interface device includes an access network interface operatively coupled to the network to allow the telephony interface device to be in communication with the public switched telephone network.
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29. The method of claim 18 wherein the telephony interface device includes a host processor for controlling and routing data between the access network interface and the at least one telephone, the telephony interface device further including a memory device, the host processor and the memory device each operatively coupled to the access network interface.
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30. The method of claim 29 wherein the telephony interface further includes a signal processor for transmitting diagnostic information to the at least one telephone, the signal processor operatively coupled to the access network interface, the host processor, and the memory device.
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31. The method of claim 30 wherein the telephony interface device further includes a telephone interface operatively coupled to the signal processor and to the at least one telephone to allow the telephony interface to be in communication with the at least one telephone.
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