Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A multi-drop network, a method of automatic identification comprising the steps of: selecting a first training segment; receiving said first segment; establishing a carrier frequency; sending a first identification segment; receiving said first identification segment; receiving said first identification segment; sending data; and receiving data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A multi-drop network, a method of automatic identification comprising the steps of: selecting a first training segment; receiving said first segment; establishing a carrier frequency; sending a first identification segment; receiving said first identification segment; receiving said first identification segment; sending data; and receiving data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, further including sending a second identification; and receiving a second identification code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2, further including sending a second timing segment signal; and receiving the second timing segment signal
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of automatic identification comprising the steps of: transmitting a first and second segment; receiving said first and second timing segment; receiving a first identification signal; transmitting a second identification signal after a duration corresponding to the station identification; receiving said first and second identification signals; detecting the duration between the first and second identification signals; and determining the identification according to said duration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of automatic identification comprising the steps of: transmitting a first and second segment; receiving said first and second timing segment; receiving a first identification signal; transmitting a second identification signal after a duration corresponding to the station identification; receiving said first and second identification signals; detecting the duration between the first and second identification signals; and determining the identification according to said duration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying the remote modems to the master modem, comprising the steps of: transmitting a first and second timing segment; transmitting a first identification signal; and transmitting a second identification signal after a duration of time corresponding to the remote modem identification number.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying the remote modems to the master modem, comprising the steps of: transmitting a first and second timing segment; transmitting a first identification signal; and transmitting a second identification signal after a duration of time corresponding to the remote modem identification number.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
71 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying a remote modem to the master modem, comprising the steps of: receiving a first and second timing segment; - receiving a first and second identification signal; detecting the beginning of each of said first and second identification signals; and determining the identification number according to the duration of time between the onset of the first and the onset of the second identification signals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying a remote modem to the master modem, comprising the steps of: receiving a first and second timing segment; - receiving a first and second identification signal; detecting the beginning of each of said first and second identification signals; and determining the identification number according to the duration of time between the onset of the first and the onset of the second identification signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying a remote modem to the master modem, comprising the steps of: transmitting a first training segment; transmitting a first identification tone signal having a tone frequency corresponding to the identification number; and transmitting a second tone signal
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying a remote modem to the master modem, comprising the steps of: transmitting a first training segment; transmitting a first identification tone signal having a tone frequency corresponding to the identification number; and transmitting a second tone signal
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying a remote modem to the master modem, comprising the steps of: receiving a first tone signal; receiving a first identification tone; detecting the frequency of the first identification tone; determining the identification number according to the frequency of the identification tone; and receiving a second tone signal
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
In a multi-drop network, a method of identifying a remote modem to the master modem, comprising the steps of: receiving a first tone signal; receiving a first identification tone; detecting the frequency of the first identification tone; determining the identification number according to the frequency of the identification tone; and receiving a second tone signal
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
r, a multi-drop network having quadrature phase-shift keying data signal transmission, a modem apparatus comprising: tone decoder means providing a signal corresponding to the frequency of the received signal; and demodulator means receiving the quadrature phase-shift keying data signal and the tone decoder output signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
r, a multi-drop network having quadrature phase-shift keying data signal transmission, a modem apparatus comprising: tone decoder means providing a signal corresponding to the frequency of the received signal; and demodulator means receiving the quadrature phase-shift keying data signal and the tone decoder output signal.