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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kurt W. Steinbrenner, Bartlett, IL (US);
George D. Rojas, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Arvind P. Rao, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/24 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing diagnostic information to at least one telephone includes a telephony interface device operatively coupled to at least one telephone through a telephone line. The telephony interface device is operatively coupled to a network. The telephony interface device transmits diagnostic information to the at least one telephone. The diagnostic information may include, for example, diagnostic information concerning the network, the telephony interface device itself, and the telephone line.