Telecommunications – Interference signal transmission
Patent
1987-11-06
1989-12-05
Griffin, Robert L.
Telecommunications
Interference signal transmission
455 6, 375 36, 370 29, H04H 102, H04L 2540
Patent
active
048857955
ABSTRACT:
A digital data transfer system for transferring baseband digital data between a central location and a patient's room is provided. The system employs the existing coaxial cable network found in hospitals and other institutions. The coaxial cable carries power from a DC power source to the patient's television receiver or other device. Digital data is addressed and transmitted from the central location to the individual patient's room on the coaxial cable by temporarily disconnecting the DC power source from the coaxial cable for each bit which is to be transferred (source switching) and detecting, in the patient's room, the interruption in the flow of DC current through the cable. Digital data is transmitted from the patient's room back to the central location on the same single coaxial cable by temporarily disconnecting the load, e.g., the patient's television receiver or other device, from the coaxial cable for each bit which is to be transferred back (load switching) and detecting, at the central location, the interruption in the flow of DC current through the cable. A storage capacitor is placed in parallel with the load to provide power for the load while the flow of DC current is interrupted. The system can readily achieve transmission rates on the order of 38 kilobaud and above.
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Circuit Diagram, Feb. 24, 1974.
Bunting Earl L.
Kovis Michael
Bunting, Inc.
Griffin Robert L.
Klee Maurice M.
Smith Ralph E.
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