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Programmable cartridge telephone communication system

CA 1215159 A · Owner: Western Electric Company, Incorporated · Inventors: Gordon, Alan M.; Bennett, Joseph M.; Zydney, Herbert M.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract, A cartridge comprising circuitry and program instructions is added to a processor controlled telephone communication system to selectively change the operating system in accordance with the cartridge used.

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  • Granted December 9, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 9, 2003.
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FiledNovember 23, 1983
GrantedDecember 9, 1986
Term endedDecember 9, 2003
Patent numberCA 1215159 A
Classification (IPC)H04Q3/54 +1 more

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedNov 23, 1983Patent grantedDec 9, 1986Term endedDec 9, 2003

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