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Automatic telephone exchanges

Assignee: International Standard Electric Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-23
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1980-06-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bray Frederick Harry
  • 👤 Ridler John Malcolm

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 22:44
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/16; H04J3/1682; H04J3/17; H04M; H04M15/00; H04M15/04; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0004; H04Q3/0008; H04Q3/0012

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
AN AUTOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF LINES AND STATIONS THEREON, LINE CIRCUITS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID LINES, REGISTER MEANS, CLASS-OF-SERVICE INDICATOR MEANS COMMON TO A PLURALITY OF SAID LINE CIRCUITS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A CALLING CONDITION ON ANY OF SAID LINES FOR ESTABLISHING A LINE-REGISTER CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CALLING LINE AND SAID REGISTER MEANS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID LINEREGISTER CONNECTION FOR TRANSMITTING AN INTERROGATING SIGNAL FROM SAID REGISTER MEANS TO SAID INDICATOR MEANS OVER SAID LINE-REGISTER CONNECTION, AND AN INDEPENDENT INDICATOR-REGISTER CONNECTION MEANS ACTING RESPONSIVE TO SAID INTERROGATION SIGNAL FOR TRANSMITTING A CLASS INDICATION SIGNAL INDEPENDENT OF SAID LINE-REGISTER CONNECTION TO SAID REGISTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
AN AUTOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF LINES AND STATIONS THEREON, LINE CIRCUITS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID LINES, REGISTER MEANS, CLASS-OF-SERVICE INDICATOR MEANS COMMON TO A PLURALITY OF SAID LINE CIRCUITS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A CALLING CONDITION ON ANY OF SAID LINES FOR ESTABLISHING A LINE-REGISTER CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CALLING LINE AND SAID REGISTER MEANS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID LINEREGISTER CONNECTION FOR TRANSMITTING AN INTERROGATING SIGNAL FROM SAID REGISTER MEANS TO SAID INDICATOR MEANS OVER SAID LINE-REGISTER CONNECTION, AND AN INDEPENDENT INDICATOR-REGISTER CONNECTION MEANS ACTING RESPONSIVE TO SAID INTERROGATION SIGNAL FOR TRANSMITTING A CLASS INDICATION SIGNAL INDEPENDENT OF SAID LINE-REGISTER CONNECTION TO SAID REGISTER.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-30 1969-03-01 1969-08-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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