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EP0147160A1
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Communication system having reconfigurable data terminals
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1984-12-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-12-18
Abstract
Abstract The disclosed communication system enables communications between reconfigurable data terminals (10) and a variety of connected computers (13A thru 13N), having dissimilar operating parameters, by automatically reconfiguring the operating parameters of the calling terminal to match those of the called computer. The system controller (12), in response to receiving the dialed number of the called computer from the calling terminal (10), accesses its memory for the operating parameters of the called computer and transmits these operating parameters to reconfigure the calling terminal. Another embodiment enables the operating parameters of a terminal to be reconfigured in any of a number of operating modes in response to a reconfiguration request signal sent to the system controller from the terminal.
Inventors
- 👤 Neal Malcolm Douglas
- 👤 Kenneth Michael Keverian
- 👤 Michael John Miracle
- 👤 Gerald Harry Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04M11/066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A communication system including a terminal (10) and a controller (12), CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said terminal comprises means (402) for generating and transmitting a terminal reconfiguration signal to said controller, and means (401) responsive to a predetermined terminal reconfiguration command received from said controller for reconfiguring an operating parameter of said terminal in accordance with said reconfiguration command and said controller comprises means responsive to a reconfiguration signal received from said terminal for selecting and transmitting to said terminal said predetermined reconfiguration command specifying said operating parameter to be reconfigured.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A communication system including a terminal (10) and a controller (12), CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said terminal comprises means (402) for generating and transmitting a terminal reconfiguration signal to said controller, and means (401) responsive to a predetermined terminal reconfiguration command received from said controller for reconfiguring an operating parameter of said terminal in accordance with said reconfiguration command and said controller comprises means responsive to a reconfiguration signal received from said terminal for selecting and transmitting to said terminal said predetermined reconfiguration command specifying said operating parameter to be reconfigured.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
The communication system of claim 1 further CHARACTERIZED IN THAT a plurality of communication devices is switchably connectable to said terminal, said reconfiguration signal is transmitted from said terminal and received by said controller to enable communications between said terminal and one of said plurality of communication devices, said selecting and transmitting means of said controller is responsive to said reconfiguration signal for selecting and transmitting a predetermined reconfiguration command including a communication parameter to reconfigure said terminal to enable compatible communications with said one of said plurality of communication devices, and said reconfiguration means of said terminal is responsive to said communication parameter in said predetermined configuration command for reconfiguring said terminal to enable compatible communications between said terminal and said one of said plurality of communication devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The communication system of claim 2 further CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said reconfiguration signal is a dialing signal which selects which one of said plurality of communication devices is to communication with said terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The communication system of claim 1 further CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said terminal includes a display circuit, said predetermined reconfiguration command includes an operating parameter of said display circuit, and said reconfiguring means of said terminal reconfigures said display circuit in response to said display circuit operating parameter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The communication system of claim 1 further CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said reconfiguration command includes a terminal operating parameter and said reconfiguring means is responsive to said terminal operating parameter for reconfiguring said terminal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of reconfiguring a communication system including a terminal, a controller and a plurality of communication devices switchably connectable to said terminal, CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of: generating and transmitting a reconfiguration signal from said terminal to said controller to enable communications between said terminal and one of said plurality of communication devices, selecting and transmitting from said controller to said terminal a predetermined terminal reconfiguration command including a communication parameter in response to a received said reconfiguration signal, and reconfiguring said terminal in response to said communication parameter of said predetermined reconfiguration command.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of reconfiguring a communication system including a terminal, a controller and a plurality of communication devices switchably connectable to said terminal, CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of: generating and transmitting a reconfiguration signal from said terminal to said controller to enable communications between said terminal and one of said plurality of communication devices, selecting and transmitting from said controller to said terminal a predetermined terminal reconfiguration command including a communication parameter in response to a received said reconfiguration signal, and reconfiguring said terminal in response to said communication parameter of said predetermined reconfiguration command.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 6 further CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said reconfiguration signal is a dialing signal for selecting which one of said plurality of communication devices is to communicate with said terminal.
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