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US3155772A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for measuring data signal impairment

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1962-02-07
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Granted: 1964-11-03
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Expires: 1982-02-07
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard A Gibby
  • 👤 Kahl Henry
  • 👤 Jr John J Mahoney

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/24; H04L1/248

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING POSITIVE-GOING AND NEGATIVE-GOING VOLTAGE PULSES OF PREDETERMINED REFERENCE CONFIGURATIONS, THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENT OF SAID PULSES IN TERMS OF THE PROBABILITY OF PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE EXCURSIONS FROM SAID REFERENCE CONFIGURATIONS, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF TRANSMITTING SAID PULSES OVER A SYSTEM TO BE MEASURED, RECEIVING SAID PULSES WITH THEIR CHARACTERISTIC SYSTEM TRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENTS, SAMPLING A PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE RANGE OF EACH PULSE AT A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL THEREOF, AND MEASURING THE PROBABILITY OF DATA WAVE EXCURSION WITH RESPECT TO SAID RANGE DURING SAID TIME INTERVAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING POSITIVE-GOING AND NEGATIVE-GOING VOLTAGE PULSES OF PREDETERMINED REFERENCE CONFIGURATIONS, THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENT OF SAID PULSES IN TERMS OF THE PROBABILITY OF PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE EXCURSIONS FROM SAID REFERENCE CONFIGURATIONS, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF TRANSMITTING SAID PULSES OVER A SYSTEM TO BE MEASURED, RECEIVING SAID PULSES WITH THEIR CHARACTERISTIC SYSTEM TRANSMISSION IMPAIRMENTS, SAMPLING A PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE RANGE OF EACH PULSE AT A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL THEREOF, AND MEASURING THE PROBABILITY OF DATA WAVE EXCURSION WITH RESPECT TO SAID RANGE DURING SAID TIME INTERVAL.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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