Data terminal for communicating over a telephone circuit
CA 2040807 A1 · Owner: Madore, Christopher · Inventors: Madore, Christopher; Butler, Myron C.
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PATENT, Abstract of the Disclosure, A data terminal which enables a craft technician to communicate through a gateway processor to other computers includes a program language support library and an operating system which can receive a condensed form applications program and supplement the received program to create a fully executable applications program. This permits convenient downloading into the terminal over a conventional telephone circuit. Also disclosed is an improved interface through which a telephone circuit can be tested to determine if it is active and idle in a substantially non-invasive manner. Respective computer protocols can be entered in the terminal in association with …
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- Filed April 19, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 19, 2011.
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