公开(公告)号：US5243644A

公开(公告)日：1993-09-07

申请号：US938740

申请日：1992-08-31

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Jerome W. Schull

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Jerome W. Schull

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M11/002

摘要： This invention relates to a method and apparatus for accessing customer meters and for controlling customer devices over a telephone line. A suppressed ringing connection is established over a customer line between a central office and customer station equipment. The connection is between a data accessing device such as a meter reading controller and a customer premises device such as a meter interface unit. Signals are exchanged over the connection between these two units without alerting the customer via a ringing signal and without changing the supervisory state of the customer's station equipment from on-hook. The connection can also be used for controlling devices such as air conditioning units, in order, for example, to avoid overloads in a power distribution system. The voice switching network of the central office is used for making the connection between the meter control unit and the meter interface unit. Advantageously, this arrangement can allow a large number of utility meters and controlling devices to be accessed remotely using existing telephone plant.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于访问客户测量表并通过电话线控制客户设备的方法和设备。 在中心局和客户站设备之间的客户线上建立了抑制振铃的连接。 连接在数据访问设备（诸如仪表读取控制器）和诸如仪表接口单元的客户驻地设备之间。 信号通过这两个单元之间的连接进行交换，而无需通过振铃信号通知客户，并且不改变客户站设备的监控状态从挂机。 该连接也可以用于控制诸如空调单元的设备，以便例如避免配电系统中的过载。 中心局的语音交换网络用于在仪表控制单元和仪表接口单元之间进行连接。 有利地，这种布置可以允许使用现有电话设备远程访问大量的公用事业仪表和控制设备。

公开(公告)号：US5452343A

公开(公告)日：1995-09-19

申请号：US266831

申请日：1994-06-28

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Jerome W. Schull

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Jerome W. Schull

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M11/002

摘要： This invention relates to a method and apparatus for accessing customer meters and for controlling customer devices over a telephone line. A connection using only a single distinctive brief burst of power ringing or tone is established over a customer line between a central office and customer station equipment to alert both the customer and the customer premises equipment (CPE) or a short burst of tone to alert the CPE. The connection is between a data accessing device such as a meter reading controller and a customer premises device such as a meter interface unit. Signals are exchanged over the connection between these two units without alerting the customer via a ringing signal and without changing the supervisory state of the customer's station equipment from on-hook. The connection can also be used for controlling devices such as air conditioning units, in order, for example, to avoid overloads in a power distribution system. The voice switching network of the central office is used for making the connection between the meter control unit and the meter interface unit. Advantageously, this arrangement can allow a large number of utility meters and controlling devices to be accessed remotely using existing telephone plant. The short distinctive burst of power ringing or tone alert may be used to alert the customer premises equipment (CPE), the customer telephone, or both.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于访问客户测量表并通过电话线控制客户设备的方法和设备。 在中央局和客户站设备之间的客户线上建立仅使用一个独特的功率振铃或音调突发的连接，以提醒客户和客户驻地设备（CPE）或短暂的音调突发，以提醒 CPE。 连接在数据访问设备（诸如仪表读取控制器）和诸如仪表接口单元的客户驻地设备之间。 信号通过这两个单元之间的连接进行交换，而无需通过振铃信号通知客户，并且不改变客户站设备的监控状态从挂机。 该连接也可以用于控制诸如空调单元的设备，以便例如避免配电系统中的过载。 中心局的语音交换网络用于在仪表控制单元和仪表接口单元之间进行连接。 有利地，这种布置可以允许使用现有电话设备远程访问大量的公用事业仪表和控制设备。 电力振铃或音调警报的短暂特征突发可用于提醒客户驻地设备（CPE），客户电话或两者。

公开(公告)号：US06275571B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-14

申请号：US09092122

申请日：1998-06-05

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Pulin M. Kinkhabwala ,  David B. Smith

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Pulin M. Kinkhabwala ,  David B. Smith

IPC分类号： H04M1100

CPC分类号： H04M3/30 ,  H04M3/382 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M11/002 ,  H04M2242/22

摘要： The system for direct suppressed ringing access of a subscriber line enables the service provider to access subscriber lines from any location, as long as the incoming call is identified and authenticated as a suppressed ringing access call. The central office switch can maintain a list of predefined line numbers that are used by an authorized service provider to perform the suppressed ringing access function. Thus, a call origination on one of these lines is automatically validated as a suppressed ringing connection call. Alternatively, the suppressed ringing connection is requested by the inclusion of a predefined code in the dial string and the central office switch automatically authenticates the identity of the service provider. Manual authorization on a per call basis is available, where the service provider dials the number of a predefined access line, which connects the service provider to a suppressed ringing access apparatus that authenticates the identity of the service provider and their authority to initiate a suppressed ringing access connection to the selected subscriber line. Once the service provider authentication is accomplished, the suppressed ringing access apparatus then forwards the incoming call to the identified subscriber line via a suppressed ringing connection.

摘要翻译： 只要入局呼叫被识别并被认证为禁止的呼叫接入呼叫，用于用户线路的直接抑制振铃接入的系统使得服务提供商能够从任何位置接入用户线路。 中心局交换机可以维护被授权服务提供商用来执行抑制振铃访问功能的预定义行号列表。 因此，这些线路之一上的呼叫始发被自动验证为抑制振铃连接呼叫。 或者，通过在拨号串中包含预定义的代码来请求抑制的振铃连接，并且中心局交换机自动认证服务提供商的身份。 以每个呼叫为基础的手动授权是可用的，其中服务提供商拨打预定义的接入线路的号码，该预定义接入线路将服务提供商连接到认证服务提供商的身份的抑制振铃接入设备及其启动抑制振铃的权限 访问所选用户线路的连接。 一旦完成了服务提供商认证，则被抑制的振铃接入设备然后经由抑制振铃连接将该呼入转发给所识别的用户线。

公开(公告)号：US5327488A

公开(公告)日：1994-07-05

申请号：US855997

申请日：1992-03-20

申请人： Stuart M. Garland

发明人： Stuart M. Garland

IPC分类号： H04M3/38 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/424 ,  H04M3/428 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/537 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04Q11/04

CPC分类号： H04M3/428 ,  H04M11/002 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04Q11/0471 ,  H04M3/38 ,  H04M3/424 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/537

摘要： This invention relates to a method and apparatus for accessing a service bureau or utility via a telemetry call from automated customer premises equipment, such as device state reporting or alarm equipment, without permitting features assigned to the associated customer to interfere with that call. Customer features such as call waiting are canceled for the duration of the telemetry call and are reactivated after the call has been terminated. Advantageously, access from the customer premises equipment to a service bureau or utility may be provided over a telephone line without limiting the customer's choice of telephone features.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于通过来自诸如设备状态报告或报警设备之类的自动化客户驻地设备的遥测呼叫来访问服务局或实用程序的方法和装置，而不允许分配给相关客户的功能干扰该呼叫。 呼叫等待的客户功能在遥测呼叫期间被取消，并且在呼叫终止后重新激活。 有利地，可以通过电话线路提供从客户驻地设备到服务局或公用设施的访问，而不限制客户对电话特征的选择。

公开(公告)号：US06671671B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-30

申请号：US09546352

申请日：2000-04-10

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith ,  Matthew R. Smith

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith ,  Matthew R. Smith

IPC分类号： G10L1522

CPC分类号： G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/26

摘要： In a system and method for the collection of alphanumeric data from Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) at the behest of an enhanced service provider (such as a utility company) requesting said data, a CPE transmits the data in the form of a synthesized voice signal, obviating the need for modems. The invention is useful for applications such as Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Home and Business Electronic Systems (HBES). The targeted CPE in such a system, after being connected to a remote applications server via a telephone call including “suppressed ringing,” converts data collected to a standard voice signal via a voice synthesizer and transmits the voice signal to the applications server. The applications server performs a speech-to-text conversion to place the data back into its alphanumeric form.

摘要翻译： 在用于请求所述数据的增强型服务提供商（例如公用事业公司）的要求下从客户端设备（CPE）收集字母数字数据的系统和方法中，CPE以合成语音信号的形式发送数据 ，避免了调制解调器的需要。 本发明对于诸如自动读表（AMR）和家用和商业电子系统（HBES）的应用是有用的。 这种系统中的目标CPE经由包括“抑制振铃”的电话连接到远程应用服务器之后，经由语音合成器将收集的数据转换为标准语音信号，并将语音信号发送到应用服务器。 应用程序服务器执行语音到文本转换，以将数据放回其字母数字形式。

公开(公告)号：US06263055B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US09150055

申请日：1998-09-09

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith ,  Matthew Richard Smith

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith ,  Matthew Richard Smith

IPC分类号： H04M1100

CPC分类号： H04M11/02 ,  H04M11/002

摘要： The usage detection system establishes a suppressed ringing connection to the subscriber line for either a predetermined extended time interval to enable at least two successive usage readings to be taken, or for a duration as determined by the telemetry equipment to perform the necessary usage readings to detect the presence of usage anomalies. This usage detection system communicates with the serving central office to establish a suppressed ringing connection, the duration of which is either under the control of the usage detection system or the telemetry equipment located at the customer premises. The usage detection system communicates with the telemetry equipment to identify the usage measurements that are desired. The parameters that are passed by the usage detection system to the telemetry equipment can include: identification of the telemetry equipment to be tested, number of successive usage readings, time interval between usage readings, anticipated usage rate, duration of usage measurement interval, return to service actions. This communication enables the telemetry equipment to actively perform the usage measurements without the intimate involvement of the usage detection system and within the single call connection and significantly reduces the number of call connections that are required to perform usage detection tests.

摘要翻译： 使用检测系统在预定的延长的时间间隔内建立到用户线的抑制的振铃连接，以使得能够进行至少两个连续使用读数，或者由遥测设备确定的持续时间来执行必要的使用读数以检测 存在使用异常。 该使用检测系统与服务中心局进行通信，以建立抑制的振铃连接，其持续时间是在使用检测系统或位于客户驻地的遥测设备的控制下。 使用检测系统与遥测设备通信以识别期望的使用测量。 由使用检测系统传递到遥测设备的参数可以包括：要测试的遥测设备的识别，连续使用读数的数量，使用读数之间的时间间隔，预期使用率，使用测量间隔的持续时间，返回 服务动作。 该通信使得遥测设备能够主动地执行使用测量，而不需要使用检测系统的密切参与并且在单个呼叫连接中，并且显着地减少了执行使用检测测试所需的呼叫连接的数量。

公开(公告)号：US06614802B1

公开(公告)日：2003-09-02

申请号：US09233163

申请日：1999-01-18

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith

IPC分类号： H04J316

CPC分类号： H04M11/007

摘要： A telecommunication network with a local multi-interfacing multiport switch with a remotely controllable line multi-interface for alternatively, selectively, connecting different line unit interfaces to a single customer line to enable both digital and analog communication on a single line.

摘要翻译： 具有本地多接口多端口交换机的电信网络，其具有可远程控制的线路多接口，用于可选地，将不同的线路单元接口连接到单个客户线路，以在单个线路上实现数字和模拟通信。

公开(公告)号：US5995601A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-30

申请号：US164153

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  David B. Smith

IPC分类号： G08C19/00 ,  G08C15/00 ,  H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M11/002

摘要： An automatic metering information collection system and method in which a remotely controllable line multi-interface at a customer's local multi-interfacing multiport switch responds to an interface selection message from a metering information collection computer at a utility service provider location to connect the hybrid digital/analog customer telephone line to a selected one of a plurality of available interfaces compatible with the type of interface employed by the meter until the metering information is conveyed to the collection computer and then automatically returns the customer's line to a default interface used by the other types of telephonic equipment on the customer's line.

摘要翻译： 一种自动计量信息收集系统和方法，其中在客户的本地多接口多端口交换机处的远程可控线路接口响应来自公用事业服务提供商位置的计量信息收集计算机的接口选择消息，以将混合数字/ 将模拟客户电话线连接到与该仪表采用的接口类型相兼容的多个可用接口中的一个，直到计量信息被传送到收集计算机，然后自动将客户线路返回到由其他类型使用的默认接口 的电话设备在客户线上。

公开(公告)号：US06442256B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US09241346

申请日：1999-02-02

申请人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Lila N. Russ ,  David B. Smith

发明人： Stuart M. Garland ,  Lila N. Russ ,  David B. Smith

IPC分类号： H04M100

CPC分类号： H04Q3/62 ,  H04L12/4633 ,  H04M3/537 ,  H04M7/14 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13178 ,  H04Q2213/1318 ,  H04Q2213/1322 ,  H04Q2213/13384

摘要： A system and method for utilizing suppressed ringing with a plurality of communication devices. The system creates a suppressed ringing signal, at a remote computer, for at least one of the plurality of communication devices, implements a protocol to direct the suppressed ringing signal to the communication device through a private network and transmits the suppressed ringing signal from the remote computer, through the private network, to the communication device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于利用多个通信设备抑制振铃的系统和方法。 系统在远程计算机上为多个通信设备中的至少一个创建抑制振铃信号，实现通过私有网络将抑制的振铃信号引导到通信设备的协议，并且从遥控器发送被抑制的振铃信号 计算机，通过专网，到通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US5509054A

公开(公告)日：1996-04-16

申请号：US155047

申请日：1993-11-19

申请人： Stuart M. Garland

发明人： Stuart M. Garland

IPC分类号： H04Q9/00 ,  H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M11/002

摘要： A communication switching system, in addition to normal services i.e., voice, FAX, data, etc., provides secure bi-directional communication between the facilities of a utility and specialized voice and/or data CPE which are served by an on-premises Telemetry Interface Unit. A Central Office Service Unit (COSU), which is connected to a switching system by Utility Telemetry Trunks (UTT), is employed as an interface between utilities and one or more communication switching systems. The COSU provides detailed calling instructions and data which define the services to be rendered by the switching system. The detailed instructions serve to: define the source and character of the signals to be used to alert the TIU; sub-addresses of CPE served by a TIU; conduct of line supervision; permitted supervisory state of a called line at time of call to a TIU; broadcast of messages, etc.

摘要翻译： 除了正常的服务，即语音，传真，数据等之外，通信交换系统提供了公用事业的设备与专用语音和/或数据CPE之间的安全的双向通信，所述专用语音和/或数据CPE由本地遥测 接口单元 通过实用遥测中继线（UTT）连接到交换系统的中央办公室服务单元（COSU）被用作实用程序和一个或多个通信交换系统之间的接口。 COSU提供详细的调用指令和定义要由交换系统呈现的服务的数据。 详细说明用于：定义用于提醒TIU的信号的来源和特征; 由TIU服务的CPE的子地址; 进行线路监督; 在呼叫TIU时允许被叫线路的监督状态; 广播消息等