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Communication system

CA 1289279 C · Owner: Gordon, Alastair · Inventors: Gordon, Alastair

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A communication network advantageously uses existing broadcast channels to instruct remote receivers and eventually use automatic dial-up capability for forming a telephone communication link with a central processing facility. The network is capable of providing many services from remote reading of meters to electronic mail and electronic billing. The network is preferrably shared by a number of large users communicating with a host of subscribers.

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  • Granted September 17, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 17, 2008.
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FiledDecember 24, 1985
GrantedSeptember 17, 1991
Term endedSeptember 17, 2008
Patent numberCA 1289279 C
Classification (IPC)H04M11/00

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19861989199219951998200120042007Application filedDec 24, 1985Patent grantedSep 17, 1991Term endedSep 17, 2008

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