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System and method for remote telephonic station actuation

US5159317A · kind A · utility

52Cited by
3References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 1991
Grant dateOct 27, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/04
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A home communicator includes aid request circuitry capable of establishing communication with a central monitoring station in response to a first predetermined activation step performed by a subscriber and test circuitry capable of self-testing the home communicator in response to a second predetermined activation step formed by the subscriber. The home communicator further includes enable/disable circuitry capable of transmitting an identification number to a central monitoring station in response to a third predetermined activation step with the aid request circuitry and the test circuitry being unresponsive prior to the functioning of the enable/disable circuitry.

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