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Matrix control method and apparatus

US4577191A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 1, 1983
Grant dateMar 18, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q9/00
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for controlling a selected electrical use circuit (9) from among a multiplicity thereof from a correspondingly selected electrical control circuit (8) from among the same multiplicity thereof. Two pulse operating plural-phase clocks (A & B) have mutually prime factors for the number of phases of each, such as five and six. These feed clock pulses (10,+) to each of the use and the control circuits. In each use and each control circuit all phases of the clocks are shifted one phase. One control circuit thereby uniquely actuates only one use circuit. Plural separate functions can be selectively energized at any use circuit.

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