Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A telecommunication system in which circuit-switched and packet-switched information is transmitted, comprising: (a) transmitting equipment including a first memory having channels corresponding to respective time slots, each channel containing status information indicating whether that channel is in an occupied state or an idle state, a second memory, a multiplexing means sequentially scanning the channels in said first memory during respective time slots and being responsive to the status information in each channel to retrieve data from said first memory during a time slot when the status information indicates that a channel is occupied and to retrieve data from said second memory during a time slot when the status information indicates that a channel is idle, and a parallel to serial converter for receiving and converting data retrieved by said multiplexing means; (b) receiving equipment including detection means for detecting data and synchronizing information from said transmitting equipment, a demultiplexer including a serial to parallel converter for receiving information detected by said detecting means and converting the received information to parallel data, a first receiver, a second receiver, and detector logic responsive to status information in data received from said transmitting equipment for sending information from said demultiplexer to one of said first and second receivers; and (c) a transmission line connecting said transmitting equipment to said receiving equipment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A telecommunication system in which circuit-switched and packet-switched information is transmitted, comprising: (a) transmitting equipment including a first memory having channels corresponding to respective time slots, each channel containing status information indicating whether that channel is in an occupied state or an idle state, a second memory, a multiplexing means sequentially scanning the channels in said first memory during respective time slots and being responsive to the status information in each channel to retrieve data from said first memory during a time slot when the status information indicates that a channel is occupied and to retrieve data from said second memory during a time slot when the status information indicates that a channel is idle, and a parallel to serial converter for receiving and converting data retrieved by said multiplexing means; (b) receiving equipment including detection means for detecting data and synchronizing information from said transmitting equipment, a demultiplexer including a serial to parallel converter for receiving information detected by said detecting means and converting the received information to parallel data, a first receiver, a second receiver, and detector logic responsive to status information in data received from said transmitting equipment for sending information from said demultiplexer to one of said first and second receivers; and (c) a transmission line connecting said transmitting equipment to said receiving equipment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
Telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said status information comprises a status bit written into a given memory position in each channel in said first memory, the polarity of said status bit indicating said occupied state or said idle state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said memory channels include data/address information, and status bit information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said first memory and said first receiver are included in a connection for circuit-switching.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said second memory and said second receiver are included in a connection for packet-switching.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
Telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein information from said first memory has priority over information from said second memory, so that the transmitting right is returned to said first memory after the transmission of information in a given time slot from said second memory has terminated.