Information transmitting apparatus
US5737107A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/114
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information transmitting apparatus for efficiently transmitting input information coming from a plurality of transmitters wherein a receiver can determine the type of the transmitter from which the information was sent, the apparatus being produced at low cost and matching the conventional counterpart in signal reach distance. This information transmitting apparatus comprising a plurality of transmitters for sending input information in wireless manner, a receiver for receiving the input information coming from the plurality of transmitters to process the received input information, and a host controller connected to the receiver for accepting the processed information from the receiver, wherein the plurality of transmitters selectively send first-format information containing no device identifier and second-format information containing a device identifier and the receiver determines a type of one of the transmitters that has sent the input information from the device identifier contained in the received second-format information to perform information processing according to the determined type of the transmitter.
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