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Attendant control panel system
Assignee: PHONPLEX CORP
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Filing: 1969-06-30
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Granted: 1971-10-19
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Expires: 1989-06-30
Abstract
Abstract A panel system whereby an attendant may control a plurality of utilization circuits including a control panel manually adjustable to a plurality of modes each representative of a particular utilization circuit to be controlled and the desired status thereof. The control panel is connected to a multiplexer for producing a multiplexed signal including in assigned time frames digital codes representative of said control panel mode. A plurality of demultiplexing means are each connected with at least a portion of said utilization circuits and said multiplexing means for receiving said multiplexed signal, and upon detecting a digital code assigned to one of its utilization circuits, placing said utilization circuit in the status indicated by said control panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin J Slavin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/24; G; G08; G08C; G08C15/00; G08C15/06; G08C15/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
An attendant control panel system for controlling a plurality of utilization circuits comprising, control means manually adjustable to a plurality of modes each representative of a particular utilization circuit to be controlled and the desired status thereof; multiplexing means connected to said control means for producing a multiplexed signal including in assigned time frames digital codes representative of the mode of said control means, said digital codes being representative of both the utilization circuit to be controlled and the desired status thereof; and a plurality of demultiplexing means each connected with at least a portion of said utilization circuits and said multiplexing means for receiving said multiplexed signal, said demultiplexing means being adapted to detect in an assigned time frame of said multiplexed signal the digital codes assigned to its utilization circuits and, upon detecting such a digital code, to detect the digital code in said signal representative of the desired status of said utilization circuit, to place said utilization circuit in the status indicated by said control means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
An attendant control panel system for controlling a plurality of utilization circuits comprising, control means manually adjustable to a plurality of modes each representative of a particular utilization circuit to be controlled and the desired status thereof; multiplexing means connected to said control means for producing a multiplexed signal including in assigned time frames digital codes representative of the mode of said control means, said digital codes being representative of both the utilization circuit to be controlled and the desired status thereof; and a plurality of demultiplexing means each connected with at least a portion of said utilization circuits and said multiplexing means for receiving said multiplexed signal, said demultiplexing means being adapted to detect in an assigned time frame of said multiplexed signal the digital codes assigned to its utilization circuits and, upon detecting such a digital code, to detect the digital code in said signal representative of the desired status of said utilization circuit, to place said utilization circuit in the status indicated by said control means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, including a plurality of control means, a multiplexing means associated with each of said control means, each of said multiplexing means being connected to all of said demultiplexing means, said plurality of multiplexing means being synchronously operated to each produce its multiplexed signal during a separate assigned time period.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means includes authenticating means manually adjustable to a plurality of modes, said multiplexing means including authentication detecting means for detecting the mode of said authenticating means to permit the transmission of said multiplexed signal only if said detected authenticating means mode corresponds to at least a preselected one of said plurality of modes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means includes multiple digit keyboard means for setting at least a portion of each mode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 4, wherein said control means includes visual display means for displaying indicia representative of the portion of said control panel mode set by said multiple digit keyboard means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means includes authorizing means connected to said multiplexing means for authorizing the transmission of said multiplexed signal after said control means has been set to the desired mode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means includes zone selector switch means for establishing at least a part of said control means mode, said zone selector switch means having at least one setting representative of the status of a group of utilization circuits to be simultaneously controlled.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said demultiplexer means associated with utilization circuits in said group is adapted to detect in an assigned time frame of said multiplexed signal the digital code representative of the setting of said zone selector switch means, and upon detecting such a digital code, to place such utilization circuits in the status indicated by said contRol means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
113 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of said utilization circuits is adjustable over a continuous range, said control means including adjustment means variable over at least a corresponding range, the setting of said adjustment means being representative of the desired status of said utilization means along said continuous range and forms a part of said control means mode, said multiplexer means multiplexed signal including in the assigned time frame a digital code representative of the setting of said adjustment means, the demultiplexer means associated with said continuously adjustable utilization circuit being adapted to adjust said utilization circuit in response to said adjustment means digital code.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said demultiplexer means includes memory means for storing at least the portion of the last received multiplexed signal associated with each of its utilization circuits, said demultiplexer means being adapted to control the status of its utilization circuits in response to the status of said memory means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
93 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of said demultiplexing means includes detecting means for producing a digital code signal representative of the status of at least one of said utilization circuits and transmitting means for transmitting to said multiplexing means said digital code signal in assigned time frames, said control means including status indication means for providing an indication of said utilization circuit status, said multiplexing means including receiver means for detecting said digital code signal and operating said status indicating means in response thereto.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 11, wherein said detecting means digital code signal is representative of a quantitative characteristic of said utilization circuit, said status indication means being variably adjustable by said receiver means to provide an indication of said utilization circuit quantitative characteristic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 12, wherein said status indication means includes a visual display means for providing a visual indication of utilization circuit status.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
88 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 13, wherein at least one mode of said control means is representative of a command to detect the status of a utilization circuit, the demultiplexer means associated with said utilization circuit, upon detecting in an assigned time frame the digital code representative of said detection command, activating said transmitting means to transmit said digital code signal representative of the status of said utilization circuit, said receiver means operating said visual display means in response to said digital code signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
72 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein one of said control means modes is representative of at least a portion of said utilization circuits and of the respective status thereof, said demultiplexer means associated with said portion of said utilization circuits, upon detecting the digital code associated with said one control means mode, placing said portion of said utilization circuits in the status indicated by said control means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
126 words
An attendant control panel system as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of said control means modes is representative of a group of said utilization circuits and of the respective status thereof, said multiplexer means producing a multiplexed signal including in the assigned time frame a digital code representative of said control means mode, at least one of the demultiplexer means associated with utilization circuits in said group of utilization circuits including memory means for storing data identifying such utilization circuits and the status in which they are to be placed in response to said digital code, said demultiplexeR means, upon detecting said digital code, utilizing said stored data to place said group of utilization circuits in the status indicated by said control means.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-10-18 | 1975-04-19 | 1975-10-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-10-18 | 1979-04-19 | 1979-10-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-10-18 | 1983-04-19 | 1983-10-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |