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Data transmission system between telephone subscriber location and telephone exchange location during idle telephone condition

US4059727A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 1977
Grant dateNov 22, 1977
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Expiry dateJan 3, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/002
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical data transmission system employs a telephone line to transmit data from a subscriber data equipment to a telephone exchange data equipment when the telephone line is idle. A first idle line sensing means is associated with the subscriber equipment and is operable to connect the line to the subscriber equipment when the line is idle and to disconnect the line from the subscriber equipment when the line is busy. A second idle line sensing means is associated with the exchange data equipment and is operable to connect the line to the exchange equipment when the line is idle and to disconnect the line from the exchange equipment when the line is busy.

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