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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:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Clow, Aurora, IL (US);
Lee D Tice, Bartlett, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pittway Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
375221 ; 375225 ; 375257 ; 370249 ; 370252 ;
Abstract
A dynamically adjustable communication system and method automatically adjust transmission rates of discontinuous waveforms from one signal level to another for the purpose of optimizing a quality parameter of a transmitted signal. Circuitry coupled to the transmission medium provides feedback to transmitter circuitry for the purpose of adjusting at least one of a rise time and a fall time parameter of a transmitted signal for the purpose of enhancing transmission quality. Transmission rate can also be automatically adjusted to maximize data rate and minimize errors.