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Data communication apparatus

US6717982B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 2000
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/1446
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A controller of a data communication apparatus according to the present invention stores information on each successful and unsuccessful data communication, a season, a data of the week, a time, and a data communication rate of the communication for each site in a data memory. The controller reads out a data communication rate at which a data communication succeeded from the data memory and directs a modem to conduct a communication at the data communication rate. A data communication is conducted at the directed data communication rate. These procedures ensure a secure link between sites and a secure data communication irrespective of a line distance between the sites etc.

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