Supervisory interface controller and method for remotely controlled terminal
CA 2117540 A1 · Owner: Utter, Kevin Robert · Inventors: Lee, Robert Edward; Utter, Kevin Robert
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A terminal which is remotely controlled over a digital data line includes a computer and a videotelephone for sending and receiving audio video, and digital data over the digital data line. The terminal also includes a remotely controlled power strip which has power outlets and relays for remotely controlling AC power to and from the power outlets. The computer is connected to at least one of the power outlets. The terminal also includes a plurality of switches, each of which corresponds to a telephone number. The terminal also includes a supervisory interface controller which is responsive to selection of one of the switches to identify a telephone number corresponding to the selected …
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- Filed August 23, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 23, 2014.
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