Normally inactive supervisory control system with designated order of station selection

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IN A NORMALLY INACTIVE CODE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING SELECTED CODES DURING RESPECTIVE CYCLES OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM FROM A TRANSMITTING STATION TO A PLURALITY OF FIELD LOCATIONS OVER A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, (A) START DESIGNATING MEANS AT THE TRANSMITTING STATION FOR EACH LOCATION FOR DESIGNATING A START FOR THE THE TRANSMISSION OF CODES TO THE ASSOCIATED LOCATION, (B) START STORAGE AND CONTROL MEANS AT THE TRANSMITTING STATION FOR EACH LOCATION CONTROLLED IN RESPONSE TO THE DEIGNATION OF START FOR THAT LOCATION BY SAID START DESIGNATING MEANS FOR INITIATING THE TRANSMISSION OF A SELECTED CODE TO THE ASSOCIATED LOCATION OVER THE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, (C) SAID STORAGE AND CONTROL MEANS HAVING A START STORAGE FOR STORING A START THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY SAID START DESIGNATING MEANS, (D) SAID STORAGE AND CONTROL MEANS HAVING AN ENCODER CONTROL SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF CODES TO THE ASSOCIATED FIELD LOCATION, (E) SAID STORAGE AND CONTROL MEANS HAVING A RESET SWITCH CONTROLLED BY SAID START STORAGE FOR CONTROLLING SAID ENCODER CONTROL SWITCH AND FOR RESETTING SAID START STORAGE, AND (F) MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY APPLYING INHIBIT ENERGIZATION FROM SAID STORAGE AND CONTROL MEANS FOR ONE LOCATION TO SAID STORAGE AND CONTROL MEAND FOR ANOTHER LOCATION WHEN A START IS STORED BY SAID START STORAGE OF SAID ONE LOCATION FOR INHIBITING THE OPERATION OF SAID ENCODER CONTROL SWITCH OF SAID START STORAGE AND CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID ANOTHER LOCATION.