Patent · US Expired

System for connecting computers via telephone lines

US5003579A · kind A · utility

45Cited by
5References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateSep 7, 1989
Grant dateMar 26, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 7, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/40
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for connecting a plurality of computers and computer peripherals into a network using two unshielded lines of the type included in a telephone cable. A floating ground isolation circuit is used to aid suppression of non-zero static voltages and voltage surges.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.