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Send/receive communication by delayed audio packets

US6351627B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 14, 1999
Grant dateFeb 26, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/662
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of communication and the communication system wherein, there is provided a first telephone for receiving information, time-compressing the information, storing the information and transmitting the information to a central station. There is provided at least one and generally a plurality of spaced apart central stations for receiving the time-compressed information from the first telephone, storing the time-compressed information and retransmitting the time-compressed information to a second telephone. A second telephone is provided for receiving the time-compressed information from the central station, one of storing the time-compressed information and, responsive to call-up, time-decompressing and transmitting the time-decompressed information or time-decompressing the time-compressed information and storing the time-decompressed information and then, responsive to call-up, transmitting the time-decompressed information. A feedback signal is provided from the central station to the first telephone responsive to reception of the time-compressed information at the central station and a feedback signal is provided from the second telephone to the central station responsive t…

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