US5883896A
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Arrangement for coupling optional auxiliary devices to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges
Assignee: Bismarck IP Inc
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Filing: 1996-06-21
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Granted: 1999-03-16
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Expires: 2016-06-21
Abstract
Abstract The arrangement is for coupling optional additional equipment to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges via an additional equipment interface, particularly according to the ETSI standard. The terminal equipment has an option bus via which arbitrary additional equipment can be connected. An additional equipment driver specific to the additional equipment and that represents the additional equipment interface is provided in the private branch exchange. The terminal equipment provides a communication channel between the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange via which the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver communicate according to a protocol specific to the additional equipment.
Inventors
- 👤 Juergen Brieskorn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0435; H04Q11/0471; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/247; H04M1/253; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/58; H04Q3/62; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/003; H04Q2213/1309; H04Q2213/13176; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13209; H04Q2213/1322; H04Q2213/13299; H04Q2213/204; H04Q2213/33
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An arrangement for coupling optional additional equipment to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges via an additional equipment interface, comprising: terminal equipment of the private branch exchange having an option bus that physically realizes an additional equipment interface and via which arbitrary additional equipment is connectable thereto; an additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment driver realizing an additional equipment protocol and the additional equipment driver being specific to the additional equipment; the terminal equipment and the private branch exchange having communication devices, said communication devices realizing a communication channel between the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver communicating over the communication channel according to the protocol that is specific to the additional equipment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An arrangement for coupling optional additional equipment to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges via an additional equipment interface, comprising: terminal equipment of the private branch exchange having an option bus that physically realizes an additional equipment interface and via which arbitrary additional equipment is connectable thereto; an additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment driver realizing an additional equipment protocol and the additional equipment driver being specific to the additional equipment; the terminal equipment and the private branch exchange having communication devices, said communication devices realizing a communication channel between the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver communicating over the communication channel according to the protocol that is specific to the additional equipment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the additional equipment interface is a plug-type connection adapter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the option bus and the additional equipment driver specific to the additional equipment are interfaces defined according to AEI specification of ETSI.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the option bus and the additional equipment driver specific to the additional equipment are a combination of interfaces defined according to AEI specification of ETSI.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
161 words
An arrangement for coupling optional additional equipment to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges via an additional equipment interface, comprising: terminal equipment of the private branch exchange having an option bus that physically realizes an additional equipment interface and via which arbitrary additional equipment is connectable thereto; an additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment driver realizing an additional equipment protocol and the additional equipment driver being specific to the additional equipment; and the terminal equipment and the private branch exchange having communication devices, said terminal equipment realizing a communication channel between the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver communicating over the communication channel according to the protocol that is specific to the additional equipment; wherein functional logic is sequenced in the private branch exchange and wherein the additional equipment appears to be communicating with the additional equipment interface in the terminal equipment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
161 words
An arrangement for coupling optional additional equipment to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges via an additional equipment interface, comprising: terminal equipment of the private branch exchange having an option bus that physically realizes an additional equipment interface and via which arbitrary additional equipment is connectable thereto; an additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment driver realizing an additional equipment protocol and the additional equipment driver being specific to the additional equipment; and the terminal equipment and the private branch exchange having communication devices, said terminal equipment realizing a communication channel between the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver communicating over the communication channel according to the protocol that is specific to the additional equipment; wherein functional logic is sequenced in the private branch exchange and wherein the additional equipment appears to be communicating with the additional equipment interface in the terminal equipment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the additional equipment interface a plug-type connection adapter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the option bus and the additional equipment driver specific to the additional equipment are interfaces defined according to AEI specification of ETSI.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the option bus and the additional equipment driver specific to the additional equipment are a combination of interfaces defined according to AEI specification of ETSI.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
152 words
An arrangement for coupling optional additional equipment to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges via an additional equipment interface, comprising: terminal equipment of the private branch exchange having an option bus that physically realizes an additional equipment interface and via which arbitrary additional equipment is connectable thereto, said additional equipment interface supports a D-channel layer 3 signalling interface Y according to the AEI specification of ETSI; an additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment driver realizing an additional equipment protocol and the additional equipment driver being specific to the additional equipment; the terminal equipment and the private branch exchange having communication devices, said communication devices realizing an E-DSS1 communication channel between the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver communicating over the communication channel according to the protocol that is specific to the additional equipment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
152 words
An arrangement for coupling optional additional equipment to terminal equipment of private branch exchanges via an additional equipment interface, comprising: terminal equipment of the private branch exchange having an option bus that physically realizes an additional equipment interface and via which arbitrary additional equipment is connectable thereto, said additional equipment interface supports a D-channel layer 3 signalling interface Y according to the AEI specification of ETSI; an additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment driver realizing an additional equipment protocol and the additional equipment driver being specific to the additional equipment; the terminal equipment and the private branch exchange having communication devices, said communication devices realizing an E-DSS1 communication channel between the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver in the private branch exchange, the additional equipment and the additional equipment driver communicating over the communication channel according to the protocol that is specific to the additional equipment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the additional equipment interface is realized by a plug-type connection adapter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the option bus and the additional equipment driver specific to the additional equipment are at least one interface defined according to AEI specification of ETSI.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the option bus and the additional equipment driver specific to the additional equipment are a combination of interfaces defined according to AEI specification of ETSI.
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