Patent · US Expired

Method of monitoring a data transmission

US6075849A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 1996
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/32797
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of monitoring a data transmission transmitted over a telephone line includes the first step of determining if a data transmission is incoming or outgoing over a telephone line. In the second method step, a modem is configured to monitor a receive portion of the telephone line if the first step determines that the transmission is outgoing. The modem is configured to monitor a transmit portion of the telephone line if the first step determines that the transmission is incoming. In the third method step, a data signal is detected from the data transmission. The method may include the further step of maintaining statistics corresponding to the data signal. The data transmission may be a facsimile transmission. The data signal may be any one of a DCS signal, an MCF signal, and an RTP signal.

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