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Remote digital volume control system

CA 1214221 A · Owner: Motorola, Inc. · Inventors: Henderson, James A. Jr.; Tennant, Chris B.

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The remote digital volume control system (10) as used in an audio control apparatus comprising at least one multidigital/audio slot bus (12) which is coupled to base stations through interfaces (21-24). Console interfacing circuits (38) are coupled to the bus (12) and a plurality of remote consoles (30) each with channel control panels (32) coupled to the interfacing circuits (38). The system (10) comprises channel control modules (102) and shared A/D circuitry (150) including two comparators (152, 153) and an up/down counter (154) for generating a four-bit word for each volume control setting of each channel control module (102). The remoted interfacing circuits (38) coupled to said bus …

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  • Granted November 18, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 18, 2003.
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FiledJuly 4, 1984
GrantedNovember 18, 1986
Term endedNovember 18, 2003
Patent numberCA 1214221 A
Classification (IPC)H04J3/02 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedJuly 4, 1984Patent grantedNov 18, 1986Term endedNov 18, 2003

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