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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184777 | Buttset test cable reel A test cable is spooled on a spring loaded cable reel that is structurally connected to a buttset via an anchor that holds on to a cable outlet of the buttset housing. A releasable ratchet holds the spool against a reeling spring such that the pulled out test cable ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8170181 | Compact multifunction 5-terminal type compatible telephone line tester A compact multifunction 5-terminal type compatible telephone line tester has batteries fitted in its frontal access shaft that fits into a to be tested connector between tightly arrayed protectors assembled in a cross connect box. A light powered by the battery is i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7848492 | System and method for testing the dispatch functionality of a communications network Dispatch communication testing may be automated by actuating an electrically-controlled switch coupled to an initiating dispatch device to automatically generate dispatch test events. In one embodiment, user-defined test parameters may be used to determine exactly w... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7742577 | Tone around test adapter A splicing method and apparatus is provided to facilitate efficient identification of cable wires to be spliced. Multiple wires are coupled to a test circuit, and a test signal is selectively applied to wire pairs with a switch. The wire carrying the signal in the c... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7643617 | Multi-use telephone test sets and related systems and methods Telephone test sets include a telephone test set housing and at least one lead that extends away from the telephone test set housing. The lead is configured to be coupled to a telephone line. A light source, a data port and/or a display are integrated with the telep... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7587029 | Test device for data services A device for testing a data carrying service operating over a telecommunications line includes a plurality of test circuits. Each test circuit is arranged to determine and test one or more characteristics of a data carrying service and a termination of the telecommu... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7577238 | OmniTester A simplified field testing tool integrates signal-strength and error-rate testing for a variety of networking technologies prevalent for home networking, including but not limited to Multimedia over Coax (or applicable coax standard), HomePNA 2, VDSL, 100BaseT Ether... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7508921 | Test device for data services A device for testing a data carrying service operating over a telecommunications line includes a plurality of test circuits. Each test circuit is arranged to determine and test one or more characteristics of a data carrying service and a termination of the telecommu... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7444145 | Automated real-time site survey in a shared frequency band environment An intelligent spectrum management (ISM) system and method that includes sophisticated features to detect, classify, and locate sources of RF activity. The system comprises one or more radio sensor devices positioned at various locations in a region where activity i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7373226 | System and method for optimizing vehicle diagnostic tress using similar templates A system and method for evaluating and applying edits from one diagnostic tree to another matching or similar diagnostic tree is described. The system includes a diagnostic tree editor, a library, and a comparison engine. These elements work together to convert an O... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373169 | Earphone antenna and portable radio equipment provided with earphone antenna An earphone antenna includes an audio signal transmission path formed by connecting a first shield wire of a coaxial cable to a ground, connecting a central conductor of the coaxial cable to a pair of first signal lines of an earphone cable via a capacitor which exh... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373225 | Method and system for optimizing vehicle diagnostic trees using similar templates A method and system for optimizing vehicle diagnostic trees using similar templates is provided. Diagnostic trees may be modified to include diagnostic code tips or further suggestions or instructions indicating what tool to use or how to use the tool. The diagnosti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363055 | Method, apparatus and article to remotely associate wireless communications devices with subscriber identities and/or proxy wireless communications devices Apparatus and methods provide remote access to subscriber identity information and subscriber configuration information stored on one or more subscriber identity modules (SIMs), to allow remote configuration of wireless communications devices. A SIM server provides ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359701 | Method for conducting radiated performance tests of a wireless device A method for conducting a radiated performance test on a wireless device comprising the steps of: establishing an interface from a test computer to the wireless device; establishing a data connection on the interface between the test computer and the wireless device... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349526 | Methods for testing cable pairs in a telecommunications network Methods are disclosed for testing cable pairs in a telecommunications network. One method connects a test line to a telecommunications switch. The test line is connected to an inactive cable pair. The inactive cable pair has no telecommunications service established... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341193 | Portable diagnostic device A portable, preferably hand-held device is provided which may be used to test device loops in fire safety systems for short circuits, open circuits, ground faults and can test the response of the devices in the loop before or after the device loop is connected to th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343538 | Programmable multi-function module for automatic test equipment systems A programmable source/measurement module for automatic test equipment is disclosed. A high resolution low frequency source, high resolution low frequency measurement capability, low resolution high frequency source, and a low resolution high frequency measurement ca... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340285 | Earphone antenna and portable radio equipment provided with earphone antenna An earphone antenna includes an earphone cable having first signal lines; a shielded cable including a coaxial cable, a second signal line for audio signals and a grounding wire, the coaxial cable having a central conductor passing high frequency signals surrounded ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333839 | Casing The invention relates to casings for portable communication devices. The casing is reusable with engines having different processing capabilities. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7310671 | System and method for a trouble shooting portal to allow temporary management access to a communication device A troubleshooting portal method for providing connectivity between a first communication device and a second communication device. The second communication device resides in an access provider communication system. One embodiment comprises receiving a specification ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305067 | Tone distribution apparatuses, systems, and methods An apparatus and system for connecting a tone generator to a plurality of conductors communication line. The apparatus includes an interconnect structure that includes multiple leads each including an electrically conductive portion having a first end and a second e... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302361 | Modular telecommunication test unit A test unit for data communication networks is formed by placing one or more application modules between a front module and a rear module. The modules are secured together with a latching system and a bus structure provides for control and performance information tr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298828 | Automated telephone line test apparatus with intelligent diagnostic function A portable, automated telephone line test device includes a test module which applies test signals to a telephone line to be tested and detects electrical characteristics of the telephone line, and a user interface module. The user interface module includes a microp... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295654 | Digital kick meter and graphical user interface (GUI) A digital kick meter measures capacitive kick between two conductors and ground of a cable. The digital kick meter includes a resistance measuring circuit connectable to two of the conductors to provide a signal indicative of a capacitance between the two conductors... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295655 | Systems and methods for determining the status of telephone lines Systems and methods for detecting a status of a telephone line. Some of the systems include a telecommunications system which comprises a dial tone tester integrated with a demarcation device. Such dial tone testers can include a visual device or an audible device i... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295924 | Methods and systems for routing travel between origin and destination service locations using global satellite positioning Methods and systems are provided for obtaining information related to a customer service location and directions for routing a service technician from one customer service location to another. One embodiment includes requesting at least one set of coordinates associ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283617 | Methods and test sets for testing multi-line telecommunications service Methods and test sets allow multi-line telecommunications services to be tested. The methods and test sets utilize multiple connections so that test connections to multiple lines can be made at once. Multiple test clips may be used where two clips are attached to tw... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277700 | System and method for emulating a telephony driver A system and method for emulating a telephone driver of a mobile device to assist in the development and testing of mobile telephony applications is described. An emulated telephony driver maintains internal states of a wireless network and characteristics of the mo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277717 | Dispatch application utilizing short message service A dispatch communication and management system and method, preferably based on the SMS function of the GSM specification, allows a dispatcher and a remote service technician to exchange messages in a prescribed format to alternately enter event information into a cu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274950 | Method, apparatus and article to remotely associate wireless communications devices with subscriber identities and/or proxy wireless communications devices Apparatus and methods provide remote access to subscriber identity information and subscriber configuration information stored on one or more subscriber identity modules (SIMs), to allow remote configuration of wireless communications devices. A SIM server provides ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274480 | Portable communicator This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye 2, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274932 | Expert system for troubleshooting cellular site problems A method of troubleshooting a cellular network problem is provided. The network problem and the facts regarding the problem are input. This input is sent to an inference engine which determines whether a rule is invoked by the input. If a rule is invoked by the inpu... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268993 | Integrated protector and splitter A method and five pin integrated protector and splitter module are provided for use at a protector panel of a facility for housing telephone-related equipment, where the module is capable of being used in conjunction with at least a broadband MODEM separate from a d... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266195 | Surge clamp protection circuit A surge clamp circuit that may be implemented with DAA circuitry to limit the total voltage developed across one or more line side capacitors due to charge pumping phenomenon during a multi-transient events such as lightning strikes. The surge clamp circuit is capab... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263355 | Test apparatus and method which can simultaneously execute various tests of one or a plurality of radio communication terminals of various types of communication systems A test apparatus main body mounted in a single housing has a connection unit, a common bus, terminal control units, measurement units, and a total control unit. The connection unit can connect at least two terminals of identical or different type of communication sy... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263175 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for tracking breaks in physical plant during maintenance of a public switched telephone network Breaks in physical plant that occur in maintaining a public switched telephone network (PSTN) are tracked by receiving notices that correspond to incidences in which physical plant is broken in performing maintenance tasks on the PSTN for a defined time interval. In... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259539 | Method and apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery In a secondary cell charging apparatus and secondary cell charging method, an internal power supply circuit of a personal computer is used as a power supply for performing a charging operation on a secondary cell. The personal computer uses a charging processing ope... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254550 | Interactive symptomatic recording system and method utilizing symptomatic memory The Internet provides communication between a plurality of service sites and a plurality of equipment sites at which equipment needing periodic service and emergency service are operated. Each piece of equipment includes a sensor array and a manual actuator that is ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250772 | Method and apparatus for characterizing a signal path carrying an operational signal A method of characterizing a signal path includes (i) generating a reference spread-spectrum signal; (ii) coupling the reference spread-spectrum signal into the signal path while the signal path is carrying an operational signal; (iii) receiving a reflected spread-s... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236573 | Method and apparatus for testing telephone sound quality A method and apparatus for testing telephone sets to determine their sound quality comprising a system for repeatedly applying a sequence of pulse tones to a test telephone where the respective tone frequencies are different and within the normal human voice range. | 06/26/2007 |
