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Telecommunications device with automatic code detection and switching

CA 2013617 C · Owner: Ultratec, Inc. · Inventors: Colwell, Kevin R.; Engelke, Robert M.

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A telecommunications device automatically detects the code used by a second telecommunications device to which the devices are linked to transmit and receive therebetween. After the telecommunications device has been set to transmit and receive in code which has been detected, the telecommunications device continues to interrogate the second telecommunications device for a more optimal code (usually a code with higher transmission and receiving speeds) that is common to both devices.

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  • Filed April 2, 1990 and granted October 2, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 2, 2010.
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FiledApril 2, 1990
GrantedOctober 2, 2001
Term endedApril 2, 2010
Patent numberCA 2013617 C
Classification (IPC)H04L17/00 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedApril 2, 1990Patent grantedOct 2, 2001Term endedApril 2, 2010

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