Pulse signaling system

Claim 2

A radio pulse signalling system comprising, in combination: means for generating a first time base consisting of a finite number of regularly time-spaced pulse signals; first means for forming a pulse code group from said time base signal in accordance with a preselected pattern, said pulse code group always including an initial starting pulse; means for transmitting a pulsed radio wave corresponding to said pulse code group; means for receiving said pulsed radio wave at a remote point; means, actuated by the initial starting pulse in said received wave, for generating a second time base corresponding to said first time base; and second means for forming a pulse code group corresponding to the transmitted pulse code group from said second time base signal.

Claim 3

A radio pulse signalling system as in claim 1, wherein said first means for forming a pulse code group includes a plurality of amplifiers each having its individual switching means, each amplifier being arranged for operation in accordance with the state of its associated switching means, so that any or all of said amplifiers can be made to operate in accordance with a preselected pattern for said pulse code group.

Claim 4

A radio pulse signalling system as in claim 1, further including: a plurality of means, each operable upon receipt of a different one of said pulses in the pulse code group of said second means, for actuating a set of utilization devices.

Claim 5

A radio pulse signalling system, comprising means generating a first time base which is comprised of a predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, a plurality of keying channels equal in number to the number of pulses in the time base arranged to receive and to be consecutively energized by the pulse signals of said time base, switching means incorporated in said keying channels arranged to selectively permit or suppress operation by any of said channels, means transmitting a pulse radio wave in response to the operation of said channels, means receiving said radio pulse waves at a remote point, a time base generating means at said remote point for generating a second time base which is comprised of a similar predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, means initiating action by said time base generator in response to the first received radio wave, a plurality of normally blocked receiver control channels equal in number to the number of pulse signals in the second time base, means fed by said time base generator for sensitizing said receiver control channels one at a time in succession, and means feeding said received pulse waves to said receiver control channels in parallel.

Claim 6

A radio pulse signalling system, comprising means generating a first time base which is comprised of a predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, a plurality of keying channels equal in number to the number of pulses in the time base arranged to receive and to be consecutively energized by the pulse signals of said time base, switching means incorporated in said keying channels arranged to selectively permit or suppress operation by any of said channels, means transmitting a pulse radio wave in response to the operation of said channels, means receiving said radio pulse waves at a remote point, a time base generating means at said remote point for generating a second time base which is comprised of a similar predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, means initiating action by said time base generator in response to the first received radio wave, a plurality of normally blocked receiver control channels equal in number to the number of pulse signals in the second time base, means fed by said time base generator for sensitizing said receiver control channels one at a time in succession, and means feeding said received pulse waves to said receiver control channels in parallel.

Claim 7

A radio pulse signalling system, comprising means generating a first time base which is comprised of a predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, a plurality of keying channels equal in number to the number of pulses in the time base arranged to receive and to be consecutively energized by the pulse signals of said time base, switch means incorporated in said keying channels arranged to selectively permit or suppress operation by any of said keying channels, means transmitting a pulse radio wave in response to the selective operation of said channels, means receiving said radio pulse waves at a remote point, a time base generating means at said remote point for generating a second time base which is comprised of a similar predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, means initiating action by said time base generator in response to the first received radio pulse wave, a plurality of normally blocked receiver control channels equal in number to the number of pulse signals in the second time base, each of said receiver channels including a dual stability trigger circuit therein arranged for selective operation thereby, means fed by said time base generator for sensitizing said receiver control channels one at a time in succession, and means feeding said received pulse waves to said receiver control channels in parallel.

Claim 8

A radio pulse signalling system, comprising means generating a first time base which is comprised of a predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, a plurality of keying channels equal in number to the number of pulses in the time base arranged to receive and to be consecutively energized by the pulse signals of said time base, switch means incorporated in said keying channels arranged to selectively permit or suppress operation by any of said keying channels, means transmitting a pulse radio wave in response to the selective operation of said channels, means receiving said radio pulse waves at a remote point, a time base generating means at said remote point for generating a second time base which is comprised of a similar predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, means initiating action by said time base generator in response to the first received radio pulse wave, a plurality of normally blocked receiver control channels equal in number to the number of pulse signals in the second time base, each of said receiver channels including a dual stability trigger circuit therein arranged for selective operation thereby, means fed by said time base generator for sensitizing said receiver control channels one at a time in succession, and means feeding said received pulse waves to said receiver control channels in parallel.

Claim 9

A radio pulse signalling system, comprising means generating a first time base which is comprised of a predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, a plurality of keying channels equal in number to the number of pulses in the time base arranged to receive and to be consecutively energized by the pulse signals of said time base, switch means incorporated in said keying channels arranged to selectively permit or suppress operation by any of said channels, means transmitting a pulse radio wave in response to the selective operation of said channels, means receiving said radio pulse waves at a remote point, a time base generating means at said remote point for generating a second time base which is comprised of a similar predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, means initiating action by said time base generator in response to the first received radio pulse wave, a plurality of normally blocked receiver channel equal in number to the number of pulse signals in the second time base, each of said receiver channels including a dual stability trigger circuit incorporated therein under control thereof, means feeding said received pulse waves to said control channels in parallel, means fed by said time base generator for rendering said control channels sensitive in succession to said received pulse waves, and means resetting said trigger circuits in response to the first received pulse wave, in a transmission.

Claim 10

A radio pulse signalling system, comprising means generating a first time base which is comprised of a predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, a plurality of keying channels equal in number to the number of pulses in the time base arranged to receive and to be consecutively energized by the pulse signals of said time base, switch means incorporated in said keying channels arranged to selectively permit or suppress operation by any of said channels, means transmitting a pulse radio wave in response to the selective operation of said channels, means receiving said radio pulse waves at a remote point, a time base generating means at said remote point for generating a second time base which is comprised of a similar predetermined number of regularly time spaced pulse signals, means initiating action by said time base generator in response to the first received radio pulse wave, a plurality of normally blocked receiver channel equal in number to the number of pulse signals in the second time base, each of said receiver channels including a dual stability trigger circuit incorporated therein under control thereof, means feeding said received pulse waves to said control channels in parallel, means fed by said time base generator for rendering said control channels sensitive in succession to said received pulse waves, and means resetting said trigger circuits in response to the first received pulse wave, in a transmission.