Communication system
Patent 4872162 Issued on October 3, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 18, 2008. 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.
July 18, 2008. 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 3731002 Gateway for use in load control system Method for establishing a limited broadcast path within an interconnected network Patent #: 4769814 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 220725 filed on 07/18/1988US Classes:370/402, Bridge between bus systems370/466Converting between protocolsExaminersPrimary: Olms, Douglas W.Assistant: Marcelo, Melvin Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04J 003/26Foreign Application Priority Data1987-07-20 JPAbstractMessages are transmitted via a gateway between terminal equipments in different communication networks. The message includes a source address, a destination address, a first header information set, at least one data block, and an end code. The source address corresponds to the terminal equipment or the gateway from which the message is transmitted. The destination address corresponds to the terminal equipment or the gateway to which the message is directed. The first header information set has routing information related to the terminal equipments between which the messages are transmitted. The data block includes a second header information set and a command. The second header information set has routing information related to sections of the terminal equipments between which the messages are transmitted. The command is given to the section of the terminal equipment to which the message is directed. | |
