Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for a computer controlled test system in which the computer can change and monitor the compound observable state of an electronic device or telephone during testing procedure. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the compound observable state of the electronic device includes a display bit map file or the status of lights or buttons. The compound observable state can be evaluated by the computer in real-time to alert nearby operators of a failure (i.e. a telephone that needs to be rebooted) or malfunction (not rising to the level of a failure). Also, the data related to the compound observable state can be stored in the computer for later review to assist in debugging the telephone's software.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed that provide a technique for testing a data-processing system that enables communications between two or more telecommunications endpoints. An example of such a data-processing system is a Session-Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy server. In particular, a test-execution system, in accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, transmits test-related signals to and receives test-related signals from one or more endpoints, such as SIP-enabled telephones. Some of the transmitted test-related signals direct an endpoint to transmit a message, such as a session-initiation request, to the data-processing system under test. Some of the received test-related signals comprise information from an endpoint, such as whether or not a message has been received from the data-processing system under test.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for a computer controlled test system in which the computer can change and monitor the compound observable state of an electronic device or telephone during testing procedure. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the compound observable state of the electronic device includes a display bit map file or the status of lights or buttons. The compound observable state can be evaluated by the computer in real-time to alert nearby operators of a failure (i.e. a telephone that needs to be rebooted) or malfunction (not rising to the level of a failure). Also, the data related to the compound observable state can be stored in the computer for later review to assist in debugging the telephone's software.

Abstract: A port prioritizing device that interfaces a computer device and a telecommunications terminal device with a data network that is normally used exclusively for carrying data associated with computer devices. The port prioritizing device accepts packetized data from the computer and the telecommunications devices, merges that data and sends it out to the data network. The port prioritizing device provides a higher priority for data packets from the telecommunications device, by blocking the transmission of computer data packets while telecommunications data packets are being sent.

Abstract: A port prioritizing device that interfaces a computer device and a telecommunications terminal device with a data network that is normally used exclusively for carrying data associated with computer devices. The port prioritizing device accepts packetized data from the computer and the telecommunications devices, merges that data and sends it out to the data network. The port prioritizing device provides a higher priority for data packets from the telecommunications device, by blocking the transmission of computer data packets while telecommunications data packets are being sent.

Abstract: An interface unit for interfacing a computer device and a telecommunications terminal device such, for example, as a telephone, with a data network capable of carrying data associated with each type of device. The interface unit is powered independently from the computer device and includes both the processing and memory resources needed to interact with the network and an interface for establishing a link to the telecommunications terminal.