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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1977

Filed:

Dec. 17, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:

Harold Garth Nash, Tempe, AZ (US);

Jack Whitmore, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
179 / ;
Abstract

A digital tone decoder includes means for generating a timing signal, zero crossing counter means for generating a decode signal after a predetermined number of zero crossings in response to an incoming time domain signal and for generating a reset signal at a predetermined time after the decode signal is sent to reset said zero crossing counter means to zero, and decoder means coupled to said zero crossing counter and to said timing means for generating an output signal at one of a plurality of output terminals corresponding to the frequency of the incoming signal upon receipt of the decode signal from said zero crossing counter means, said decoder means being reset to an initial state upon receipt of the reset signal.


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