Method and system for obtaining information from a plurality of remote stations
US5532702A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for receiving information from a plurality of remote stations, the stations having varying attributes related to the information, comprising the steps of: PA1 (a) determining, at each of the stations, of a characteristic according to a predetermined protocol for the respective station in response to the call; and PA1 (b) transmitting, by the stations, of a non-information bearing signal at a predetermined time and frequency slot, wherein said slot is indicative of the determined characteristic.
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