Data processing apparatus
US5091877A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H20/84
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing apparatus for use in an electronic data research system in which data produced at respective panelist' home is transmitted to a data center via a telephone link which is commonly used by a telephone set of the panelist' home, there are provided a center call mode in which the data is transmitted to the data center in response to the polling from the data center within a predetermined time gate, a terminal call mode in which the data is transmitted to the data center at a predetermined time out of the time gate, and a real time mode in which current data is transmitted to the data center while the connection between the panelist home and data center via the telephone link is continuously made.
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