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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:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Doron Handelman, Givataim, IL;
Moshe Kranc, Jerusalem, IL;
David Fink, Jerusalem, IL;
Arnold Zucker, Ramat Modiim, IL;
Perry Smith, Jerusalem, IL;
Gerson Bar-On, Kohav Hashahar, IL;
Assignee:
News Datacom Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ; H04N / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
380-4 ; 380 16 ; 380 20 ; 380 21 ; 380 25 ; 395186 ; 34082531 ; 235382 ;
Abstract
A CATV system including a CATV network and apparatus for transmitting over the CATV network information to a multiplicity of subscriber units, each including a CATV decoder and an IC card reader and writer coupled to the CATV decoder, the IC card reader and writer includes two separate IC card receptacles, such that IC cards inserted into the two separate IC card receptacles are separately accessed by the IC card reader and writer.