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Terminal providing communication system information output

US4348739A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 1980
Grant dateSep 7, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/387
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal connected to a data communication system and has an output device such as a printer or display and has a memory. The terminal stores the handshaking information received by the terminal from the data communication system as a communication session is established, translates the stored handshaking information into a suitable format for the output device, and supplies the translated data to the output device to inform the operator of the nature of the data communication system.

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