Telephonic communications – Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical... – Having transmission of a digital message signal over a...
Patent
1991-07-22
1994-07-26
Kuntz, Curtis
Telephonic communications
Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical...
Having transmission of a digital message signal over a...
379 95, 379102, 379104, 379105, 379373, H04M 1100
Patent
active
053331524
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus connecting and establishing a communication link between a local and a remote computer to provide transfer of data wherein the remote computer is activated by a control unit, identification and protocol established and data transferred, as may be applied to provide personal electronic mail service. The preferred embodiment interposes the control unit between a non-dedicated telephone line and a remotely located personal computer having a modem therein, wherein a computer power-switching relay is connected to the control unit and is energized upon recognition of a selected protocol as provided by selected program control of the originating computer, and the communications link established via program responses of the remote computer and programmed signal initialization and responses of both computers according to firmware in the controller. Thus, according to the present invention mail transfers to or from an unattended remotely controlled computer is provided by activating an unattended remote computer or interruption of ongoing remote computer operations, such as word processing at the remote computer. Furthermore, according to the present invention, two levels of access security are provided by the control unit without further encumbering the sequence and process of data transfer.
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Kuntz Curtis
Matzuk Stephen G.
Woo Stella L.
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