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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1994
Kazutoshi Matsumoto, Saitama, JP;
Hatsuhiko Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Yukihira, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Moriuchi, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a system comprising a central control device and operation devices, wherein connectors are connected to operation device and control, video, and audio signals can be exchanged among the operation devices through multiline cables connected to the connectors or as multiplexed signals, a particular operation device connected to a connector can be identified by detecting the connector inputting a control signal transmitted by the particular operation device and information on pairs, each comprising a connector and operation device connected to the connector, is cataloged in a selector control table stored in a RAM unit embedded in a control means of a central control device. Accordingly, the operation devices can be connected to each other with ease.
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