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Measurement of transmission quality of a telephone channel
Assignee: Dialogic Corp Canada
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Filing: 1988-10-26
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2008-10-26
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and method for measuring the transmission quality of a telephone line, for example, a telephone line connected between two voice processing systems. The apparatus includes means for generating a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values and for transmitting them over a telephone line; means for receiving DTMF pulses from a telephone line and determining the value of each pulse; means for counting the number of received DTMF pulses; and means for comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the telephone line is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value. Further, in a preferred embodiment, the predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses comprises four groups of ten (10) DTMF pulses, each of which groups has succeedingly lower amplitude.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas Zwick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
Apparatus for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which apparatus comprises: means for causing the sending apparatus to transmit a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; means, responsive to the receiving apparatus, for counting the number of received DTMF pulses; and means for comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
Apparatus for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which apparatus comprises: means for causing the sending apparatus to transmit a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; means, responsive to the receiving apparatus, for counting the number of received DTMF pulses; and means for comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses comprises groups of predetermined sequences, each succeeding group having a succeedingly lower amplitude.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses comprises four groups of ten DTMF pulses each.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of the four groups of ten DTMF pulses comprises the following sequence of ten DTMF pulses: *86A1*86A1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the counting means comprises means for determining and counting the number of received pulses which conform to the predetermined sequence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
Method for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which method comprises the steps of: causing the sending apparatus to transmit a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; counting the number of DTMF pulses which are received by the receiving apparatus; and comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
113 words
Method for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which method comprises the steps of: causing the sending apparatus to transmit a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; counting the number of DTMF pulses which are received by the receiving apparatus; and comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses comprises groups of predetermined sequences, each succeeding group having a succeedingly lower amplitude.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses comprises four groups of ten DTMF pulses each.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 8 wherein each of the four groups of ten DTMF pulses comprises the following sequence of ten DTMF pulses: *86A1*6A1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the step of counting comprises determining and counting the number of DTMF pulses which are received by the receiving apparatus which conform to the predetermined sequence.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
111 words
Apparatus for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which apparatus comprises: means, responsive to the receiving apparatus, for counting the number of received DTMF pulses from a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values which were transmitted over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; and means for comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
111 words
Apparatus for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which apparatus comprises: means, responsive to the receiving apparatus, for counting the number of received DTMF pulses from a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values which were transmitted over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; and means for comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
107 words
Method for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which method comprises the steps of: counting the number of DTMF pulses which are received from a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values which were transmitted over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; and comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
Method for measuring the transmission quality of a transmission medium connected between a sending apparatus for sending pre-defined audio signals comprised of DTMF (TOUCH-TONE) pulses and a receiving apparatus for receiving audio signals comprised of DTMF pulses and determining the value thereof, which method comprises the steps of: counting the number of DTMF pulses which are received from a predetermined sequence of DTMF pulses having predetermined amplitude values which were transmitted over the transmission medium to the receiving apparatus; and comparing the number with a predetermined threshold value, whereby the transmission medium is determined to have acceptable transmission quality if the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
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