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Interface apparatus for communication terminal equipment units

US4953199A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1988
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S379/902
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interface apparatus connects one of a plurality of communication terminal equipment units to a single telephone line on the basis of a selection signal supplied via the telephone line. The telephone line is disconnected when there is no answer from the selected communication terminal equipment unit within a predetermined time period.

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