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Method of defining operation of switching system peripherals
Assignee: Mitel Networks Corp
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Filing: 1993-04-02
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Granted: 1995-01-31
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Expires: 2013-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A method of defining the operation of switching system peripherals is comprised of storing a software program for operating the peripherals in a switching system; storing at least one table of data for access by the program for defining operating parameters of a corresponding at least one peripheral; modelling a prototype of the peripheral in a remote host system by creating a human-machine-interface simulating the peripheral; storing a control table of data corresponding to the modelled prototype in a memory for the host system; and downloading the control table into the one table, whereby operation of the peripheral is controlled by the operating software programs and the data in the at least one table.
Inventors
- 👤 Ron C. Veeneman
- 👤 Sonya G. Fullarton
- 👤 Dana C. Peters
- 👤 Michael C. Rehder
- 👤 K. Timothy Rose
- 👤 Jeff J. Tranter
- 👤 Andrew J. Weatherson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/42; H04Q3/54; H04Q3/545; H04Q3/54508; H04Q3/54533; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/247; H04M1/2477; H04M3/00; H04M3/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of defining the operation of switching system peripherals comprising: (a) storing a generic software program for operating all peripherals of a particular class in a peripheral controller of a switching system; (b) storing at least one table of data for access by said program for defining operating parameters of a particular peripheral in the peripheral controller; (c) modelling a prototype of said peripheral in a remote host system by creating a human-machine-interface simulating said peripheral; (d) storing a control table of data corresponding to said modelled prototype in a memory of said host system; and (e) downloading said control table into said at least one table, whereby operation of said peripheral is controlled by said generic software program and the data in said at least one table.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of defining the operation of switching system peripherals comprising: (a) storing a generic software program for operating all peripherals of a particular class in a peripheral controller of a switching system; (b) storing at least one table of data for access by said program for defining operating parameters of a particular peripheral in the peripheral controller; (c) modelling a prototype of said peripheral in a remote host system by creating a human-machine-interface simulating said peripheral; (d) storing a control table of data corresponding to said modelled prototype in a memory of said host system; and (e) downloading said control table into said at least one table, whereby operation of said peripheral is controlled by said generic software program and the data in said at least one table.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as defined in claim 1, in which at least some of said peripherals are telephone sets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method as defined in claim 2 in which said modelling step includes displaying a graphic human-machine-interface on a display which simulates any of pushbuttons, keys, and displays of said telephone sets, enabling operation of selected ones of said pushbuttons and keys on said graphic human-machine-interface and operating a telephone set simulation program to verify the operation of a simulated telephone set using said control table of data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as defined in claim 3 in which the step of displaying said interface on a display includes the step of establishing a particular form of telephone set graphic with proposed features on said display, which corresponds to a particular form of actual telephone set with desired features to be used by a particular subscriber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as defined in claim 1 in which at least some of said peripherals are trunks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as defined in claim 4 further including accessing a multi-language dictionary stored in said host system, using a particular language of said multi-language dictionary, and in which said modelling step includes establishing data for storage in said control table for controlling a display on said telephone set of characters corresponding to any of plural languages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as defined in claim 2, in which said switching system is comprised of at least one peripheral control system, and including the step of storing the control table and said software program in a memory accessed by and associated with a corresponding said at least one peripheral control system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as defined in claim 2, in which said switching system is comprised of a central control processor, and including the step of storing the control table and software program in a memory accessed by said central control processor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as defined in claim 2, including the step of storing the control table in a telephone set.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as defined in claim 3, including converting programs of said telephone sets from said switching system into a protocol operable on said remote host system, loading the converted programs into the remote host system, and using the converted programs as at least part of said simulation program.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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