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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8004993 | Multirouter for time-controlled communication system To relay messages in a time-controlled communication system with a star coupler arranged as a multirouter, messages arriving via ports are relayed according to a rule defined in the star coupler. Relaying paths are switched according to a rule defined in the star ro... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7269178 | Resolution of media access contentions in networks comprising a plurality of network nodes and at least one star mode The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of network nodes. At least part of the network nodes are directly coupled to each other via at least one star node. The star node comprises a plurality of star interfaces which are assigned to at least one ne... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7212971 | Control apparatus for enabling a user to communicate by speech with a processor-controlled apparatus A control apparatus controls the display of text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by spoken command. The shape of a pointing device cursor displayed on a display is then changed by the apparatus when the pointing device cursor is located over ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7080789 | Smart card including a JTAG test controller and related methods An integrated circuit for a smart card may include a transceiver for communicating with a host device and a Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) test controller for performing at least one test operation. Further, the integrated circuit may also include a processor for ca... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079555 | Integrated digital loop carrier system with virtual tributary mapper circuit An integrated digital loop carrier (IDLC) system includes digital line feeders and signal processors to interface with the feeders an to ultimately provide data to subscriber instruments. The system can be employed as a central office terminal (COT) or remote digita... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7035224 | Activity detection in a star node with a plurality of coupled network nodes The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of network nodes and one star node, which star node is provided for the direct coupling of at least two network nodes. The star node comprises a plurality of star interfaces which are assigned to at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6996115 | Network comprising a plurality of network nodes for media access checks The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of intercoupled network nodes. Controlled by a bus guardian the network nodes transmit messages during a respectively assigned time slot and receive messages from other network nodes outside this time slot. E... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6928495 | Method and system for an adaptive multimode media queue Embodiments of the invention may provide a method for implementing an adaptive multimode media queue. A mode of operation may be determined for a received media stream based on a sampling rate of the media stream. The mode of operation may be a wideband mode and/or ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6535923 | Method and system for defining an efficient and reliable meshing of CP-CP sessions in an advanced peer to peer network The present invention is directed to a method for defining a meshing of node to node connections in a communication network comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected with transmission links or parallel transmission groups, each parallel transmission ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 4740958 | Data transmission system A data transmission system is described, comprising a plurality of processing nodes (10-13). At any given time, one of the nodes acts as a star coupler, for broadcasting messages to all the other nodes. This node uses a plurality of counters (361-363) to ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4700344 | Processor overrun circuit A data processing system has a plurality of subsystems or terminals, each containing an independent processor, the terminals linked by a star coupler. The system includes a star coupler to which all the terminals are connected over sending and receiving t... | 10/13/1987 |
