US3312786A
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Assignee: Stromberg Carlson Corp
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Filing: 1963-08-07
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Granted: 1967-04-04
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Expires: 1983-08-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Pearce James Gordon
- 👤 Tetrault Allan Curtis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/42; H04Q3/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
288 words
IN A TELEPHONE SYSTEM, (A) AN ON-HOOK OFF-HOOK SIGNAL BUS, (B) A DIAL PULSE ACCEPTOR FOR SELECTIVELY PRODUCING A FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL CONDITION ON SAID BUS, (C) A CONDITION CHANGE INDICATOR COUPLED TO SAID BUS FOR PRODUCING A CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL UPON A CHANGE OF CONDITION ON SAID BUS, (D) A FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER, (E) MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN SAID CONDITION CHANGE INDICATOR AND SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER FOR CAUSING SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER TO BECOME RESET AND TO COMMENCE RECOUNTING UPON THE PRODUCTION OF A CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL BY SAID CONDITION INDICATOR, (F) A FIRST DIGIT IMPULSE COUNTER, A SECOND DIGIT IMPULSE COUNTER, A STEERING COUNTER, (G) MEANS COUPLED TO SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER FOR PRODUCING A FIRST-MINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL WHEN THE COUNT IN SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER REACHES A FIRST VALUE AND FOR PRODUCING A SECOND-MINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL WHEN THE COUNT IN SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER REACHES A SECOND VALUE GREATER THAN SAID FIRST VALUE, (H) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE PRODUCTION OF SAID FIRSTMINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL AND THE PRODUCTION OF A CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL FROM SAID FIRST CONDITION TO SAID SECOND CONDITION BY SAID CONDITION CHANGE INDICATOR FOR CHANGING THE COUNT WITHIN SAID FIRST DIGIT COUNTER, (I) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE PRODUCTION OF SAID SECONDMINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL AND THE CONTINUATION OF SAID SECOND ELECTRICAL CONDITION UPON SAID BUS FOR CHANGING THE COUNT WITHIN SAID STEERING COUNTER, AND (J) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED CHANGE IN THE COUNT IN SAID STEERING COUNTER FOR CHANGING THE COUNT WITHIN SAID SECOND DIGIT COUNTER BUT NOT SAID FIRST DIGIT COUNTER UPON THE SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTION OF A SAID FIRST-MINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL AND SAID CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL FROM SAID FIRST CONDITION TO SAID SECOND CONDITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
288 words
IN A TELEPHONE SYSTEM, (A) AN ON-HOOK OFF-HOOK SIGNAL BUS, (B) A DIAL PULSE ACCEPTOR FOR SELECTIVELY PRODUCING A FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL CONDITION ON SAID BUS, (C) A CONDITION CHANGE INDICATOR COUPLED TO SAID BUS FOR PRODUCING A CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL UPON A CHANGE OF CONDITION ON SAID BUS, (D) A FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER, (E) MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN SAID CONDITION CHANGE INDICATOR AND SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER FOR CAUSING SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER TO BECOME RESET AND TO COMMENCE RECOUNTING UPON THE PRODUCTION OF A CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL BY SAID CONDITION INDICATOR, (F) A FIRST DIGIT IMPULSE COUNTER, A SECOND DIGIT IMPULSE COUNTER, A STEERING COUNTER, (G) MEANS COUPLED TO SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER FOR PRODUCING A FIRST-MINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL WHEN THE COUNT IN SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER REACHES A FIRST VALUE AND FOR PRODUCING A SECOND-MINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL WHEN THE COUNT IN SAID FREE RUNNING IMPULSE ANALYZER COUNTER REACHES A SECOND VALUE GREATER THAN SAID FIRST VALUE, (H) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE PRODUCTION OF SAID FIRSTMINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL AND THE PRODUCTION OF A CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL FROM SAID FIRST CONDITION TO SAID SECOND CONDITION BY SAID CONDITION CHANGE INDICATOR FOR CHANGING THE COUNT WITHIN SAID FIRST DIGIT COUNTER, (I) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE PRODUCTION OF SAID SECONDMINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL AND THE CONTINUATION OF SAID SECOND ELECTRICAL CONDITION UPON SAID BUS FOR CHANGING THE COUNT WITHIN SAID STEERING COUNTER, AND (J) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED CHANGE IN THE COUNT IN SAID STEERING COUNTER FOR CHANGING THE COUNT WITHIN SAID SECOND DIGIT COUNTER BUT NOT SAID FIRST DIGIT COUNTER UPON THE SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTION OF A SAID FIRST-MINIMUM-INTERVAL SIGNAL AND SAID CONDITION CHANGE SIGNAL FROM SAID FIRST CONDITION TO SAID SECOND CONDITION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-04-03 | 1970-10-03 | 1971-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-04-03 | 1974-10-03 | 1975-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-04-03 | 1978-10-03 | 1979-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |