Patent · US Expired

Cable television radio frequency subscriber data transmission apparatus and RF return method

US5235619A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1990
Grant dateAug 10, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/25891
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of transferring a data message from a remote unit to a central location is provided. A plurality of data channels is selected for transmitting the data message from the remote unit to the central location. At least one random transmit time is generated for transmitting the data message for each of the plurality of data channels. The data message is transmitted over the plurality of data channels at the transmit times. An apparatus for transferring a data message from a remote unit to a central location is also provided.

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