Multiplex communications – Communication techniques for information carried in plural... – Combining or distributing information via time channels
Patent
1995-11-09
1999-05-25
Olms, Douglas W.
Multiplex communications
Communication techniques for information carried in plural...
Combining or distributing information via time channels
370541, 370408, 370449, 371 32, 34082508, 395731, 337227, H04B 1020
Patent
active
059075597
ABSTRACT:
A communications system is organized into a two or more levels of multiplexing modules. Each multiplexing module has a plurality of inputs from next level multiplexing modules, with the exception of the last level multiplexing modules. The last level multiplexing modules have a plurality of inputs from sensor modules outputting data. A default condition is set up to allow transmission of address information from the computer to all the multiplexing modules to allow the programming of each multiplexing module to select one of its inputs. At the appropriate time, timing circuitry in the multiplexing modules reverse the direction of communication of the multiplexing modules to allow a single sensor module to transmit its data to the computer, in accordance with the address information.
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Dagan Aharon
Shuman Dennis
Fado John D.
Olms Douglas W.
Poulos Gail E.
Rao Seema S.
Silverstein M. Howard
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