US4896349A
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Communication controller in a home bus system
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1988-03-25
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Granted: 1990-01-23
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Expires: 2008-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A communication controller in a home bus system comprises a single pulse transformer having two secondary windings connected respectively to a coaxial cable and a pair of wires, to which a personal computer, a television receiver, a sensor, etc. are connected. The controller is provided for transmitting a communication packet to the coaxial cable or the pair of wires and the system automatically transmits the communication packet from the pair of wires to the coaxial cable or vice versa.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiichi Kubo
- 👤 Naofumi Nakatani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2803; H04L12/2838
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A bus system comprising: a pulse transformer including a primary winding and plural secondary windings being wound on a common core, said plural secondary windings being wound bifilarily for obtaining good coupling, plural kinds of information transmission medium connected, respectively, to said plural secondary windings of said pulse transformer, said plural kinds of information transmission medium including a coaxial cable and a pair of wires, plural communication apparatuses connected to said plural kinds of information transmission medium, electric domestic devices respectively connected to different ones of said plural communication apparatuses, and control means connected to a primary winding of said pulse transformer for monitoring said plural kinds of information transmission medium, said control means facilitating sending and receiving operations of communication packets between said plural communication apparatuses, respectively connected to different ones of said coaxial cable and pair of wires, through said secondary windings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A bus system comprising: a pulse transformer including a primary winding and plural secondary windings being wound on a common core, said plural secondary windings being wound bifilarily for obtaining good coupling, plural kinds of information transmission medium connected, respectively, to said plural secondary windings of said pulse transformer, said plural kinds of information transmission medium including a coaxial cable and a pair of wires, plural communication apparatuses connected to said plural kinds of information transmission medium, electric domestic devices respectively connected to different ones of said plural communication apparatuses, and control means connected to a primary winding of said pulse transformer for monitoring said plural kinds of information transmission medium, said control means facilitating sending and receiving operations of communication packets between said plural communication apparatuses, respectively connected to different ones of said coaxial cable and pair of wires, through said secondary windings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A bus system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a personal computer and a television are connected to said communication apparatuses connected to said coaxial cable, and a sensor and a meter connected to respective ones of said plural communication apparatuses connected to said kinds of information transmission medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A bus system in accordance with claim 1, wherein a direct current resistance of each of said plural secondary windings of said pulse transformer being smaller than that of said primary winding of said pulse transformer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A bus system in accordance with claim 1, wherein turn ratio of said primary winding and each of said plural secondary windings of said pulse transformer is 1:1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A bus system comprising: a pulse transformer comprising a primary winding and two secondary windings being wound on a common core, said two secondary windings being wound bifilarly for obtaining good coupling, a coaxial cable connected to one of said two secondary windings, a pair of wires connected to the other one of said two secondary windings, control means connected to a primary winding of said pulse transformer and to a subscriber telephone line for monitoring said coaxial cable and said pair of wires and for carrying out receiving and sending operations of communication packets between communication apparatuses, a picture display apparatus connected to said coaxial cable through a communication apparatus, and a sensor and a meter each connected to said pair of wires through a corresponding communication apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
129 words
A bus system comprising: a pulse transformer comprising a primary winding and two secondary windings being wound on a common core, said two secondary windings being wound bifilarly for obtaining good coupling, a coaxial cable connected to one of said two secondary windings, a pair of wires connected to the other one of said two secondary windings, control means connected to a primary winding of said pulse transformer and to a subscriber telephone line for monitoring said coaxial cable and said pair of wires and for carrying out receiving and sending operations of communication packets between communication apparatuses, a picture display apparatus connected to said coaxial cable through a communication apparatus, and a sensor and a meter each connected to said pair of wires through a corresponding communication apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A bus system in accordance with claim 5, wherein a direct current resistance of each of said two secondary windings of said pulse transformer is smaller than that of said primary winding of said pulse transformer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A bus system in accordance with claim 6, wherein turn ratio of said primary winding and each of said two secondary windings of said pulse transformer is 1:1.
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