Voice-aided diagnostic for voice over internet protocol (VOIP) based device
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1. A voice invoked self diagnostic method used in a device of a broadband communication network implemented with voice over Internet protocol, comprising the steps of:
- a. invoking a main self diagnostic task by receiving a first input of a user;
b. said main self diagnostic task providing a plurality of subtasks and outputting a corresponding selection menu in voice format;
c. receiving a second input from a user responsive to the outputted menu;
d. interpreting said second input and executing a selected subtask when said second input is interpreted as a valid selection which corresponds to the selected subtask; and
e. outputting a report reflecting the result of executing said selected subtask in a voice format.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for using voice commands to invoke the self diagnostics mode of operation of a broadband network device used in a broadband communication network implemented with VOIP, such as a communication gateway. The user can interface interactively with the self diagnostic module of the device through voice commands or through touch-tone data entry, and the results of the diagnosis are reported back to the user in voice format.
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15 Claims
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1. A voice invoked self diagnostic method used in a device of a broadband communication network implemented with voice over Internet protocol, comprising the steps of:
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a. invoking a main self diagnostic task by receiving a first input of a user;
b. said main self diagnostic task providing a plurality of subtasks and outputting a corresponding selection menu in voice format;
c. receiving a second input from a user responsive to the outputted menu;
d. interpreting said second input and executing a selected subtask when said second input is interpreted as a valid selection which corresponds to the selected subtask; and
e. outputting a report reflecting the result of executing said selected subtask in a voice format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device having voice invoked self diagnostic means implemented with voice over Internet protocol, comprising:
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a connection for connecting a telephone set with said device and receives a user'"'"'s input through said telephone set and sends voice output from said device to said user through said telephone set;
a memory storing a main self diagnostic task having a plurality of subtasks and its corresponding digital voice files;
a first processor is coupled to said connection and converts said user'"'"'s input into digital format and output selected digital voice file to said user in voice format; and
a second processor is operatively coupled to said first processor, has the capacity of checking the validity of user'"'"'s inputs, invoking said main self diagnostic task in response to a specified user'"'"'s input, executing one of said subtasks in respond to said user'"'"'s valid input, and reporting the result of executed subtask by selecting the corresponding digital voice file for said first processor to process.
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10. A device having voice invoked self diagnostic means in a broadband communication network implemented with voice over Internet protocol, comprising:
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means for connecting a telephone set with said device;
means for invoking a main self diagnostic task by a user'"'"'s input through said telephone set;
said main self diagnostic task means for providing a plurality of subtasks and their corresponding selection menu which will be output to said user in voice format;
means for receiving a valid selection of said selection menu from said user;
means for interpreting said user selection and executing said selected subtask; and
means for voice reporting the result of executed subtask to said user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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