Method for transmitting voice information

Patent 4742516 Issued on May 3, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 10, 2006. 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.

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Inventor

Yamaguchi, Mikio

Assignee

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Application

No. 06/817603 filed on 01/10/1986

US Classes:

370/312, Message addressed to multiple destinations340/7.48, News information provider (e.g., sports, weather, etc.)340/7.55, Display340/7.57, Audible370/349, Using messages having an address field as header370/487, Combined communication of diverse information types379/908MULTIMEDIA

Examiners

Primary: Olms, Douglas W.
Assistant: Scutch, III, Frank M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Cushman, Darby & Cushman

International Class

H04H 1/00 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1985-01-14 JP

Abstract

A system including a broadcasting station which transmits many independent information packets to many receiving sets in succession. An information packet consists of a text, a classification code and a distinction code. Text is a sequence of words and symbols which may be converted into voice. Classification codes specify the substance of text, distinction code is annexed to each different text for distinguishing that type of text from other texts. A receiving set with registered classification codes selects and accumulates only necessary information packets by comparing the transmitted classification codes with stored codes. If the codes match, the text is stored so that the receiver can playback the voice information at a convenient later time.