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5883580 Geographic-temporal significant messaging  
A messaging device for receiving a plurality of messages that have a relevancy status includes a selective call receiver (22) for receiving the plurality of messages, the relevancy status, and...
5872523 Target device and method for establishing a communication path in a networked communications system  
A target device (18) performs the steps of receiving a broadcast message via an out-of-band paging network (14) which message includes an identification of the sourcing device. The subscriber (18)...
5872524 Automatic address assignment method  
The IP addresses of network elements are generated based on the ID numbers of nodes within a network having a predetermined configuration. After producing the configuration information including an...
5866992 Control system for several appliances in distributed arrangement, and method for setting such a control system into operation  
In a system for the control of several appliances (1-5), in particular light fittings distributed in several rooms (A, B, C), from a central command generator (10, 11), and with a method for...
5864298 Pager (ringer) amplification by co-operative emission relay (pacer/racer)  
A pager/ringer system for permitting co-operative emission relay between a plurality of user terminals of a satellite personal communication network (S-PCN) service. Each user terminal includes a...
5864300 Communication system for selecting a communication transmission method  
A wireless communication system and process for transmission of data communications, may be practiced with a microprocessor, a memory, a controller, a selector and a communication block, and the...
5864299 Method and apparatus for reducing overhead in a messaging system  
A messaging system, having a transmitter (202) for transmitting information service messages to selective call units (SCU's) (122), receives displayable information from a service provider, and...
5859852 Hybrid access system with automated client-side configuration  
An asymmetric network communication system for use in a client-server environment having independent forward and return channels operating at different speeds and/or under different protocols on...
5854454 Message routing in control area network (CAN) protocol  
A hierarchial elevator control system (FIG. 2) utilizes standard Control Area Network (CAN) hardware and message protocols. A broadcast message format includes priority bits and source address bits...
5844496 Signal generation method and structure for a transmission and reception system  
A transmission and reception system including a transmitter for transmitting a signal including identification (security) information and function information, and a receiver for receiving and...
5841365 Method and apparatus for communicating with a product label  
A method and apparatus for communicating with a product label. A host computer transfers information to be communicated to one or more product labels to a radio frequency transmitter. The...
5841360 Distributed serial control system  
A network topology allowing distributed sensing, control and communication, comprising a power source and a plurality of line-Powered, Serially connected Intelligent Cells (PSICs) coupled to the...
5838685 Method and apparatus for the transmission of data files  
A method and apparatus for the transmission of data files over a network has particular application in connection with store-and-forward systems. A message transmission is composed using a chosen...
5838223 Patient/nurse call system  
A patient/nurse call system for a hospital includes patient stations capable of generating hospital calls and a remote master station which prioritizes and stores the calls. Hall units outside...
5832296 Wearable context sensitive user interface for interacting with plurality of electronic devices of interest to the user  
A wearable universal user interface device is provided for interacting with a variety of electronic apparatus. The interface device includes various sensors, such as a temperature sensor, pressure...
5831546 Automatic addressing in life safety system  
An automatic addressing scheme for a life safety system having a local rail, and a plurality of modules inter-connected by the local rail, a first of the modules being a central processing unit,...
5821876 Communication interface for bus connected circuit breakers  
The present invention provides a circuit breaker control arrangement that is reliable, accurate and cost-effective to manufacture, install and maintain. This circuit breaker arrangement also...
5818344 Selective call system with bit rate embedded in synchronization code word  
A selective call system including a base station having a transmitter for transmitting digital paging signals in the form of batches, each batch including a synchronization code word and...
5818350 High performance method of and system for selecting one of a plurality of IC chip while requiring minimal select lines  
A circuit is provided for selecting one of plurality of integrated circuit chips with a minimum number of chip select signal lines. A first embodiment includes a plurality of paired address lines;...
5818347 Identification of HVAC systems in a communication network  
An HVAC system is assigned a network identification for subsequent use within a communication network upon receipt of a formatted signal containing the network identification. The HVAC system...
5815086 Automated appliance control system  
A system and method for retrofitting appliances for use with an appliance automation system and for augmenting and expanding the function of an existing appliance automation system. A universal...
5809233 Method of mapping from ATMARP to NHRP  
The present invention is directed to a method of resolving protocol addresses using new protocols. Gateways that map ATMARP packets to NHRP packets are placed in the network to make translations...
5805078 Mobile communications network and mobile communication method  
A mobile communications network and a mobile communication method for reducing loads to be incurred to the mobile communications network which loads occur because the user changes its mobile...
5805073 Apparatus for connecting electric appliances  
The device provides a signal to an electronic appliance and is used in a system including a plurality of electronic appliances connected in series so that they can transmit and receive information...
5805076 Mobile communications system  
In a mobile communications system wherein the transmission form changes in the course of the signal, high quality transmission of change information relating to the transmission form is obtained....
5798708 Message protection radio display paging using confidential code and password  
In a radio display paging system, a transmitted paging signal either contains an optional confidential code and a message if the message is confidential or exclusively a non-confidential message....
5798710 Data communication apparatus having improved transmission efficiency  
A data communication apparatus includes a reserving circuit for reserving transmission of data, a communicating circuit for performing data communication, and a communication control circuit for...
5798705 Communication system capable of easily reforming to have communication units  
A communication system include a communication unit comprising first and second optical interfaces 2 and 3, a lower order interface 4, an active selecting circuit 5, and a spare selecting circuit...
5796352 Audio video equipment system with bus line and method of establishing a connection setting for the audio video equipment system  
An audio video (AV) equipment system with a bus line including read-only-memory (ROM) that stores a plurality of predetermined system configurations of AV component devices. The system includes a...
5793993 Method for transmitting bus commands and data over two wires of a serial bus  
A low power, single master, variable clock rate, daisy-chainable, serial bus connects a bus dispatch (master) to a chain of one or more daisy-chained peripheral devices (slaves). The bus has a...
5793307 Method and apparatus for a hybrid limited contention and polling protocol  
An apparatus and method to implement a hybrid contention and polling protocol for a communications or computer network is disclosed. Various apparatus and method embodiments of the invention employ...
5783993 Electronically programmable gauge  
A monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of functions and conditions on a plurality of gauges or display modules. The monitoring system comprises a plurality of sensors (10) each producing a...
5784000 Radio selective calling system  
In a selective calling receiver receiving a first message from a transmitting side, a plurality of selective calling signals including messages and linkage orders of the messages, respectively, are...
5781143 Auto-acquire of transmitter ID by receiver  
method and apparatus to automatically store unique identity code of a plurality of wireless transmitters into permanent memory of a receiver control. By specifying and establishing in the receiver...
5777560 Radio paging system for selective transmission without a separate address for each paging area  
When a transmit station pages a pager which has the paging area of that transmit station as its local area, it pages using an address which is unique in that area. When a pager with another local...
5768277 Automatic ID assigning device for network instruments  
An automatic ID assigning device for LAN instruments connected in a network assigns ID numbers from a master LAN instrument to respective slave LAN instruments connecting sequentially to the master...
5768280 Two-way broadband CATV communication network protocol and monitoring technology  
A medium-access protocol is disclosed for use in a communication network to provide a two-way broadband communication network. The communication network comprises a central network controller (CNC)...
5768265 Duplex signal multiplexing system  
In a telecommunication system having an upper hierarchy device including duplicated transmit/receive circuits connected to lower hierarchy devices through time-division multiplex transmission...
5767786 Method of providing voice memos in a selective call receiver  
A method, in a SCR (Selective Call Receiver) (10), for providing to a user of the SCR (10) a voice memo in explanation of a received message. The SCR stores distinctive data (63) and a...
5764142 Fire alarm system with smoke particle discrimination  
A fire detection system provides multiple levels of signal processing so as to minimize the effects of noise from various sources. In a first level of processing any DC bias in signals received...
5760698 Method of selecting an input apparatus  
In a system wherein a plurality of electronic apparatuses are connected by a communication control bus for communication between those electronic apparatuses, each of the electronic apparatuses...
5757265 Multiple-cable field bus system  
A field bus system may be used in which transmission ability of the system can be maintained even if communication error occurs due to noises or failure of a transmission line. The system can be...
5745048 Communication system  
A master device sends a continuation (or stop) message on a communication line without causing mutual collision on the communication line with a response message continuously sent from a slave...
5745493 Method and system for addressing multiple components on a communication bus  
A method and system for sequentially addressing multiple components, having a limited number of externally available address lines, on a communication bus. The method and system employs an...
5742833 Programmable power management system and method for network computer stations  
A frame-address matching function of a network controller is enhanced. In a full power-on mode, the controller performs conventional functions. In the low-power mode, the controller includes...
5738092 Device for monitoring portable breathing apparatus  
A monitoring device for portable breathing apparatuses having a manometer by means of which the pressure in the pressure container of the breathing apparatus is detected, and having a transmitter...
5737107 Information transmitting apparatus  
An information transmitting apparatus for efficiently transmitting input information coming from a plurality of transmitters wherein a receiver can determine the type of the transmitter from which...
5734989 Environmentally controlled locomotive computer and display  
To reduce the environmental affects on a locomotive control system, optical couplers connect the brake control handle and propulsion control handle to the computer and connect electromagnetic...
5734651 Transaction message routing in digital communication networks  
Packet messages transmitted on a packet communications network include origin and destination addresses in the form of stacked address elements which can be pushed or popped off of the stack. A...
5732070 Communication control apparatus  
Disclosed is a communications-exchange apparatus which can re-establish a communication link with a plurality of terminals using a re-assigned TEI after the apparatus is reset. When the exchange is...