Telephonic communications – Diagnostic testing – malfunction indication – or electrical... – Monitoring
Patent
1996-04-30
2000-06-06
Kuntz, Curtis A.
Telephonic communications
Diagnostic testing, malfunction indication, or electrical...
Monitoring
379 37, 379 44, 37910601, 379 40, 34031001, 340538, 455404, H04M 124, H04M 308, G08B 108
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active
060728582
ABSTRACT:
A system for detecting and reporting a defect in a telephone line includes a network of utility processors that communicate over a power line. Each utility processor monitors a telephone line connected to the processor. The utility processor includes a processing element, a line sensor, a telephone interface and a power line communication interface. Each utility processor reports a defect in the telephone line by sending message to a second utility processor via the power line. The second utility processor reports the defect to a central office via a telephone line.
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Barnie Rexford
Com/Energy Technologies, Inc.
Hoffman Louis J.
Kuntz Curtis A.
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