Time division multiplex telephone system with parallel transmission

Claim 2

A time division multiplex telephone system with parallel transmission including a. a plurality of transmitting stations each transmitting continuous signals; b. a plurality of receiving stations each receiving continuous signals from one of said plurality of transmitting stations; c. a plurality of parallel buses; d. a plurality of groups of parallel transmission branch circuits, all transmission branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits being connected on one end thereof to one of said plurality of transmitting stations and adapted to store sequential amplitude samples of signals thereof, and each transmission branch circuit of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits being connected by the intermediary of a switching means to one of said plurality of buses; e. a plurality of groups of parallel receiving branch circuits, All receiving branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits being connected on one end thereof to one of said plurality of receiving stations and adapted to store amplitude samples of signals and to supply said one of said plurality of receiving stations sequentially with amplitude samples stored therein, and each receiving branch circuit of each of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits being connected to one of said plurality of buses by the intermediary of a switching means; f. time control means causing simultaneous operation of said switching means in all transmission branch circuits of one of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits and in all receiving branch circuits of one of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits to transmit amplitude samples stored in said one of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits simultaneously over said plurality of buses to one of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits; and g. time control means causing sequential operation of said switching means in transmission branch circuits of different of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits and in receiving branch circuits of different of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits so that amplitude samples derived from different of said plurality of transmitting stations are transmitted sequentially to different of said plurality of receiving stations.

Claim 3

A time division multiplex telephone system with parallel transmission including a. a plurality of transmitting stations each transmitting continuous signals; b. a plurality of receiving stations each receiving continuous signals from one of said plurality of transmitting stations; c. a plurality of parallel buses; d. a plurality of groups of parallel transmission branch circuits, the constituent branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits being connected at one end thereof to one of said plurality of transmitting stations and the constituent branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits including serially arranged time delay lines and switching means, said time delay lines of the branch circuits of each group of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits having time delays graded in equal intervals, and said switching means of each of said transmission branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits being connected by the intermediary of said switching means thereof to one of said plurality of buses; e. a plurality of groups of parallel reception branch circuits, the constituent branches of each of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits being connected at one end thereof to one of said plurality of receiving stations and the constituent branches of each of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits including serially arranged time delay lines and switching means, said time delay lines of said reception branch circuits of each group of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits having time delays graded in equal intervals and the constituent reception branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits being connected by the intermediary of said switching means thereof to one of said plurality of buses in such a way that said plurality of buses connect branch circuits of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits having relatively short delay times to branch circuits of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits having relatively long delay times; f. time control means causing simultaneous operation of said switching means in each transmission branch circuit of one of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits and of said switching means in each reception branch circuit of one of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits to transmit amplitude samples of signals from one of said plurality of transmitting stations simultaneously in parallel over said plurality of buses to one of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits and from said one of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits sequentially in series to one of said plurality of receiving stations; and g. time control means causing sequential operation of said switching means in different groups of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits and in different groups of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits so that amplitude samples from different of said plurality of transmitting stations are sequentially transmitted over said plurality of buses to different of said plurality of receiving stations.

Claim 4

A time division multiplex telephone system with parallel transmission including a. a plurality of transmitting stations each transmitting continuous signals; b. a plurality of receiving stations each receiving continuous signals from one of said plurality of transmitting stations; c. a plurality of parallel buses; d. a plurality of groups of parallel transmission branch circuits, the constituent branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits being connected at one end thereof to one of said plurality of transmitting stations and the constituent branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits including serially arranged time delay lines and switching means, said time delay lines of the branch circuits of each group of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits having time delays graded in equal intervals, and said switching means of each of said transmission branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits being connected by the intermediary of said switching means thereof to one of said plurality of buses; e. a plurality of groups of parallel reception branch circuits, the constituent branches of each of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits being connected at one end thereof to one of said plurality of receiving stations and the constituent branches of each of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits including serially arranged time delay lines and switching means, said time delay lines of said reception branch circuits of each group of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits having time delays graded in equal intervals and the constituent reception branch circuits of each of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits being connected by the intermediary of said switching means thereof to one of said plurality of buses in such a way that said plurality of buses connect branch circuits of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits having relatively short delay times to branch circuits of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits having relatively long delay times; f. time control means causing simultaneous operation of said switching means in each transmission branch circuit of one of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits and of said switching means in each reception branch circuit of one of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits to transmit amplitude samples of signals from one of said plurality of transmitting stations simultaneously in parallel over said plurality of buses to one of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits and from said one of said plurality of groups of receiving branch circuits sequentially in series to one of said plurality of receiving stations; and g. time control means causing sequential operation of said switching means in different groups of said plurality of groups of transmission branch circuits and in different groups of said plurality of groups of reception branch circuits so that amplitude samples from different of said plurality of transmitting stations are sequentially transmitted over said plurality of buses to different of said plurality of receiving stations.

Claim 5

A time division multiplex telephone system with parallel transmission including a. a transmitting station transmitting continuous signals; b. a receiving station receiving continuous signals from said transmitting station; c. a plurality of parallel buses; d. a plurality of parallel transmitting branch circuits to be connected to said transmitting station, each of said transmitting branch circuits including an amplitude sample storage capacitor, a first switching means for connecting said capacitor to said transmitting station and a second switching means for connecting said capacitor to one of said plurality of buses; e. a plurality of parallel receiving branch circuits to be connected to said receiving station each including an amplitude sample storage capacitor, a first switching means for connecting said capacitor to one of said plurality of buses and a second switching means for connecting said capacitor to said receiving station; f. first time control means controlling said first switching means in each of said plurality of transmitting branch circuits and controlling said second switching means in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits to cause said capacitor in each of said plurality of transmitting branch circuits to be charged sequentially with amplitude samples derived from said transmitting station and to cause said capacitor in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits to sequentially discharged amplitude samples stored therein to said receiving station; and g. second time control means controlling said second switching means in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits and controlling said first switching means in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits to cause simultaneous parallel transmission of amplitude samples stored in said capacitor of each of said plurality of transmission branch circuits over said plurality of buses to said capacitor in each of said receiving branch circuits.

Claim 6

A time division multiplex telephone system with parallel transmission including a. a transmitting station transmitting continuous signals; b. a receiving station receiving continuous signals from said transmitting station; c. a plurality of parallel buses; d. a plurality of parallel transmitting branch circuits to be connected to said transmitting station, each of said transmitting branch circuits including an amplitude sample storage capacitor, a first switching means for connecting said capacitor to said transmitting station and a second switching means for connecting said capacitor to one of said plurality of buses; e. a plurality of parallel receiving branch circuits to be connected to said receiving station each including an amplitude sample storage capacitor, a first switching means for connecting said capacitor to one of said plurality of buses and a second switching means for connecting said capacitor to said receiving station; f. first time control means controlling said first switching means in each of said plurality of transmitting branch circuits and controlling said second switching means in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits to cause said capacitor in each of said plurality of transmitting branch circuits to be charged sequentially with amplitude samples derived from said transmitting station and to cause said capacitor in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits to sequentially discharged amplitude samples stored therein to said receiving station; and g. second time control means controlling said second switching means in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits and controlling said first switching means in each of said plurality of receiving branch circuits to cause simultaneous parallel transmission of amplitude samples stored in said capacitor of each of said plurality of transmission branch circuits over said plurality of buses to said capacitor in each of said receiving branch circuits.