摘要:
A display for providing visual indications of the lengths of recorded messages, the positions of recorded instructions and the present relative location of a record medium. Three separate arrays are provided for these indications, respectively. Each recorded message may be a letter, note, memo, etc., and is indicated by steady-state energization of segments included in a first (letter) array. "Priority" messages are represented by a distinctive indication, such as by flashing the appropriate segments in that array. Similarly, "normal" and "special" instructions are represented by two different, distinctive indications, such as steady-state and flashing energization of particular segments in a second (instruction) array.
摘要:
A method for downloading software includes transmitting only that portion of the program which is to be updated or otherwise changed. In a preferred aspect, a key is also transmitted which must match a key last stored in EEPROM, to permit the download to be effected.
摘要:
After receiving an answer tone from a receiver modem, a sender modem transmits a series of DTMF pulses of predetermined tone, duration, and spacing. If the receiver modem does not verify that the pulses have the correct tone, duration and spacing, it simply hangs up.
摘要:
A master data processor (18) may send data indicative of equipment condition through a modem (24) to a modem (26) of a data processor (28) in a local monitoring center (over telephone lines) whenever they occur in response to a seize mode (59) or between established times of day (64, 68, 69), or whenever the telephone line becomes free (65)if the data messages amount to alarm conditions (65). Calls can be received at the local monitoring center 14 between said preestablished times (79-82) after a predetermined number of rings (83, 85).