Patent · US Expired

Malfunction detection and changeover apparatus for data communications system

US3962546A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1974
Grant dateJun 8, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 29, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data terminal is connected to a telephone line for data transmission and reception. When a malfunction is detected in the data terminal, the data terminal is automatically disconnected from the telephone line and a telephone set connected to the telephone line. After a predetermined time interval, the telephone set is automatically disconnected from the telephone line and the data terminal re-connected to the telephone line.

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