Alcatel

Societe Anonyme Dite : Telic Alcatel

Gilbert Guyot

Patrice Mignot

Jean-Yves Dumaine

Hubert Rinie

Christian Defay

Terminals having analog/digital telephone functions as well as data exchange functions are typically used by users who have a lower skill level than the average user of a personal computer. Therefore, such a terminal should be as self-supporting and independent as possible, which could be realized by selecting and storing addresses of access providers and/or server providers in a non-mechanical terminal memory, which could further comprise software for performing protocols. Then the terminal is almost completely ready for use, with complex and time-consuming installment by a user no longer being necessary.

Method for preparing a terminal to be used in a system, and system and terminal

Terminals having analog/digital telephone functions as well as data exchange functions are typically used by users who have a lower skilled level than the average user of a personal computer. Therefore, such a terminal should be as much self-supporting and independent as possible, which could be realised by selecting and storing addresses of access providers and/or server providers in a non-mechanical terminal memory, which could further comprise software for performing protocols. Then the terminal is almost completely ready for use, with a complex and time-consuming installment by a user no longer being necessary.

Method for preparing a terminal to be used in a system, and system, and

A remote monitoring system for remotely monitoring, by telephone, at least one apparatus of an installation (1), acting through a telephone network (2) having lines to which the installation and at least one distant terminal device (3) are connected for remote monitoring purposes, the system being characterized in that it comprises, local to the installation, a premises controller (4) organized about a microprocessor control circuit (18) and connected firstly to units (23, 24 25) of the apparatus to be monitored in the installation, and secondly to a directory terminal (5) of a type suitable for automatically detecting and dialing telephone calls (12, 13) in order to be put into communication with the terminal device (3) through the telephone network, said terminal device being compatible with the selected directory terminal (5) so as to enable them to be put into communication with each other manually and/or automatically from either end via the telephone lines (L1, L2) respectively connecting the terminal device (3) and the directory terminal (5) to the telephone network.

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Mutzig, France

Gilbert Guyot