Method and system for specifcation of time dependent acknowledgement transmission media
US5841550A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00206
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for permitting the specification of transmission media to be utilized for automatic transmission of acknowledgements of message receipt. A message is transmitted via a first transmission media. The message includes a specification of a second transmission media to be utilized to transmit an acknowledgement of receipt of the message. The time of message receipt is used to distinguish which second transmission media is to be utilized. An acknowledgement of receipt is then automatically transmitted via the second diverse transmission media in response to receipt of the message.
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