Addressing system for simultaneously polling plural remote stations
Patent 4667193 Issued on May 19, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 19, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 19, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3522588 3644894 3702008 3755781 3755782 3836888 3890460 Adaptive polling technique Distribution automation system Interruption handling system in time division multiplex remote control system Patent #: 4586040 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/561004 filed on 12/13/1983US Classes:340/825.52, Addressing340/10.32, Group call340/3.51, Polling or roll call340/3.52, Group address370/449PollingExaminersPrimary: Yusko, Donald J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 13/22 (20060101)G06F 13/20 (20060101) H04L 12/403 (20060101) H04Q 9/14 (20060101) H02J 13/00 (20060101) AbstractIn a contention polling arrangement wherein polling messages are transmitted by a central controller for simultaneously polling a group of remote stations, the polling message contains an address which defines the entire range of remote stations to be polled and the remote stations will respond if their addresses fall between the address contained in the polling message and an address resulting from converting any trailing 0's of the address in the polling message to 1's. | |
