Method, apparatus, and system for remote diagnosis using a wireless link
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing via a first wireless network a connection between a first wireless device located at a first location and a diagnostic control unit located at a second location, the first wireless device being coupled to an equipment at the first location the operations of which to be remotely tested by the diagnostic control unit;
transmitting via the first wireless network one or more diagnostic requests from the diagnostic control unit to the equipment through the first wireless device to perform one or more diagnostic operations on the equipment; and
performing the requested diagnostic operations on the equipment to generate diagnostic results.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided in which a connection is established, via a first wireless network, between a first wireless device located at a first location and a diagnostic control unit located at a second location. The first wireless device is coupled to an equipment at the first location the operations of which to be remotely tested by the diagnostic control unit. One or more diagnostic requests are transmitted, via the first wireless network, from the diagnostic control unit to the equipment through the first wireless device to perform one or more diagnostic operations on the equipment. The requested diagnostic operations are performed on the equipment to generate diagnostic results.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing via a first wireless network a connection between a first wireless device located at a first location and a diagnostic control unit located at a second location, the first wireless device being coupled to an equipment at the first location the operations of which to be remotely tested by the diagnostic control unit;
transmitting via the first wireless network one or more diagnostic requests from the diagnostic control unit to the equipment through the first wireless device to perform one or more diagnostic operations on the equipment; and
performing the requested diagnostic operations on the equipment to generate diagnostic results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver to receive, via a wireless network, diagnostic request information from a diagnostic control unit located at a remote location, the diagnostic request information being used to initiate one or more diagnostic operations with respect to a communication equipment coupled to the apparatus;
a diagnostic port to establish a communication link between the apparatus and the communication equipment, the communication link being used to transmit information between the apparatus and the communication equipment; and
a transmitter to transmit diagnostic results received from the communication equipment to the diagnostic control unit at the remote location via the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a communication device located at a first location;
a diagnostic control unit located remotely from the communication device to diagnose the operations of the communication device; and
a wireless apparatus coupled to the communication device to provide a diagnostic interface between the communication device and the diagnostic control unit, the wireless apparatus to communicate with the diagnostic control unit via a wireless network, the wireless apparatus to transmit one or more diagnostic requests that are received from the diagnostic control unit to the communication device to initiate one or more diagnostic operations with respect to the communication device, and the wireless apparatus to transmit diagnostic results received from the communication device to the diagnostic control unit. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:
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establishing via a first wireless network a connection between a first wireless device located at a first location and a diagnostic control unit located at a second location, the first wireless device being coupled to an equipment at the first location the operations of which to be remotely tested by the diagnostic control unit;
transmitting via the first wireless network one or more diagnostic requests from the diagnostic control unit to the equipment through the first wireless device to perform one or more diagnostic operations on the equipment;
performing the requested diagnostic operations on the equipment to generate diagnostic results; and
transmitting via the first wireless network the diagnostic results to the diagnostic control unit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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