Easy DSL signal detector
US12244471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/147
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing easy digital subscriber line (“DSL”) signal detection. In various embodiments, after a connector of a signal detector has been inserted into a network service port, a processor of the signal detector may determine whether a pilot tone is present on at least one signal wire communicatively coupled to the network service port, the pilot tone being indicative of network service being ready for provision via the at least one signal wire. If so, the processor of the signal detector may cause a display device to indicate to a user that the network service port is ready to provide the network service. A modem can then be installed by connecting with the network service port. The connector, the processor, and the display device are integrated within a single, compact, handheld form factor of the signal detector.
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