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Two way communication system

Patent 4958381 Issued on September 18, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 26, 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.

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Assignee

Application

No. 148591 filed on 01/26/1988

US Classes:

725/75, Vehicle340/3.41, Collision avoidance340/3.51, Polling or roll call340/825.24, Of audio system370/449, Polling725/77, Seat-back terminal725/82Local server or headend

Examiners

Primary: Safourek, Benedict V.
Assistant: Bocure, Tesfaldet

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 103438 EP. 03/25/1984
  • 144770A EP. 06/25/1985
  • 54-105499 JP. 07/25/1979
  • 57-199369 JP. 12/25/1982
  • 59-15387 JP. 01/25/1984
  • 59-15388 JP. 01/25/1984

International Class

H04H 001/06

Foreign Application Priority Data

1987-02-17 JP

Abstract

An information transmitting system capable of two way communication, suitable for use in transmitting information signals between a central control unit and a plurality of terminal apparatus units. Each terminal apparatus unit may be located at a different passenger seat in an aircraft, a train, a bus, or the like. The signals transmitted from each terminal apparatus to the central control unit are transmitted by way of two channels. In one operating mode, one channel is used as a random access channel, and the other is used as a polling channel. When polling transmission is not effected, the polling channel is used as a second random access channel, so that the system may efficiently transmit many information signals on two random access channels.

Other References

  • "Design Technique for Multiplexing Asynchronous Digital Video and Audio Signal," by J. H. Stott, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. COM-26, No. 5, May 1987
  • Boeing Electronics Company brochure entitled "Putting the Future of Passenger Services and Entertainment at your Fingertips," 1987, six pages
  • Boeing, "Proceedings of the SCAR Conference--Part 2," Mar. 1977, pp. 854 and 86
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