Communication system
US5566173A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5626
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system having a communication network, such network having a plurality of communication paths interconnected at various nodes of the network. A plurality of subscriber units is adapted to exchange information through the network. A computer is provided having a processor and a memory, such memory being adapted to store programs to enable the processor to control the information exchange among the plurality of subscriber units. The memory stores an operating system and at least one applications program, the operating system being adapted to manage interfacing between the application program and the system. One of the application programs enables the processor to convert a modulation format of one of the subscriber units into another information transmission protocol of the network.
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