公开(公告)号：US4747126A

公开(公告)日：1988-05-24

申请号：US833888

申请日：1986-02-27

申请人： William G. Hood ,  Thomas D. Klarquist ,  Kai-Dick Lee ,  Bruce C. Nepple ,  Daniel C. Olin ,  Lawrence B. Park ,  Michael C. Park

发明人： William G. Hood ,  Thomas D. Klarquist ,  Kai-Dick Lee ,  Bruce C. Nepple ,  Daniel C. Olin ,  Lawrence B. Park ,  Michael C. Park

IPC分类号： G11B15/02 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/13 ,  G11B27/28 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M3/537 ,  H04M1/65

CPC分类号： G11B27/28 ,  G11B15/023 ,  G11B27/107 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/13 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M3/537 ,  G11B2220/65 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： The present invention is a magnetic tape-based "voice mail" multi-user message system. The system transmits audio prompts to callers to help guide them through the various procedures. The callers respond with Touch-Tone commands. A novel circuit is provided to detect these tone commands without significant interference from the audio prompt signals. This circuit is highly insensitive to deviations in the impedance of the incoming telephone line from its expected value. A circuit is also provided to prevent Touch-Tone commands which are recorded on tape from being re-executed when they are played back from the tape. A single L.E.D. indicator on each recipient's telephone set indicates the status of the system: idle with new message waiting; idle without new message waiting; busy with new message waiting; or busy without new message waiting.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种基于磁带的“语音邮件”多用户消息系统。 系统向呼叫者发送音频提示，以帮助他们指导各种程序。 来电者使用Touch-Tone命令进行响应。 提供了一种新颖的电路来检测这些音调命令而没有来自音频提示信号的显着干扰。 该电路对输入电话线路的阻抗与其预期值的偏差高度不敏感。 还提供了一种电路，用于防止录制在磁带上的Touch-Tone命令在从磁带播放时重新执行。 一个L.E.D. 每个接收者的电话机上的指示灯指示系统的状态：空闲，新消息等待; 闲置没有新消息等待; 忙于新消息等待; 或忙碌而没有新消息等待。

公开(公告)号：US4885763A

公开(公告)日：1989-12-05

申请号：US127338

申请日：1987-12-01

申请人： Dennis J. O'Brien ,  Paul G. Hanson ,  Thomas D. Klarquist ,  Bruce C. Nepple ,  Michael C. Park ,  Robin R. Rosas

发明人： Dennis J. O'Brien ,  Paul G. Hanson ,  Thomas D. Klarquist ,  Bruce C. Nepple ,  Michael C. Park ,  Robin R. Rosas

IPC分类号： H04M3/50 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/533

CPC分类号： H04M3/533

摘要： A voice mail system includes method and apparatus for muting a previously recorded audio signal upon detection of a DTMF signal to differentiate between recorded DTMF signals and valid DTMF commands. A DTMF signal detected after muting is recognized as an invalid command.

公开(公告)号：US5833156A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-10

申请号：US844765

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Michael C. Park ,  Bruce C. Nepple ,  Joseph Tanous

发明人： Michael C. Park ,  Bruce C. Nepple ,  Joseph Tanous

IPC分类号： A01K89/0155

CPC分类号： A01K89/01555

摘要： Backlash in a fishing reel is eliminated by automatically matching the reel discharge speed to the line speed. The drag on the reel is automatically adjusted so that the reel discharge speed does not exceed the line speed. The invention includes a reel, a mechanism for measuring the relationship between the line speed and the reel discharge speed, an electronically controlled braking device and a microprocessor for controlling the braking device in response to the relationship between the line speed and the reel discharge speed. When the reel discharge speed exceeds the line speed additional braking is applied. One alternative embodiment of the invention intermittently applies a very short pulse of braking action to the reel. The response to this pulse of braking action is detected and used to determine if the reel discharge speed exceeds the line speed.

摘要翻译： 通过自动匹配卷轴排放速度与线速度，消除钓鱼卷轴上的间隙。 自动调节卷轴上的拖曳，使卷轴排出速度不超过线速度。 本发明包括卷轴，用于测量线速度和卷筒排出速度之间的关系的机构，电子控制制动装置和微处理器，用于响应于线速度和卷轴排出速度之间的关系来控制制动装置。 当卷轴排出速度超过线速度时，将附加制动。 本发明的一个替代实施例间歇地向卷轴施加非常短的制动作用脉冲。 检测到对该脉冲制动动作的响应，并用于确定卷筒排出速度是否超过线速度。

公开(公告)号：US5455807A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-03

申请号：US108983

申请日：1993-08-18

申请人： Bruce C. Nepple ,  Garold B. Gaskill

发明人： Bruce C. Nepple ,  Garold B. Gaskill

IPC分类号： G04G9/00 ,  G04G21/04 ,  G04C11/00

CPC分类号： G04G21/04 ,  G04G9/0076 ,  G04R20/18

摘要： In a time keeping system providing time of day by radio signal to remote time keeping devices, the transmitted time of day is provided in association with a given time zone identification. The time keeping devices receiving the time of day reference and the time zone identification include a time zone preference identification. By comparing the time zone preference and the time zone identification transmitted, the time keeping device can, when necessary, offset the received time of day value according to user preference for display relative to a preferred time zone.

摘要翻译： 在通过无线电信号向远程保持设备提供时间的时间保持系统中，与给定的时区标识相关联地提供传送的时间。 接收时间参考的时间设备和时区识别包括时区偏好识别。 通过比较时区偏好和发送的时区标识，计时装置可以在必要时根据相对于优选时区显示的用户偏好偏移接收到的时间值。

公开(公告)号：US5986513A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US563767

申请日：1990-08-06

申请人： Bruce C. Nepple ,  Jeffrey R. Owen ,  Daniel J. Park

发明人： Bruce C. Nepple ,  Jeffrey R. Owen ,  Daniel J. Park

IPC分类号： H03L7/10 ,  H03L7/00

CPC分类号： H03L7/10

摘要： A phase locked loop circuit employing a single phase detector provides limited maximum lock time by avoiding hang-up. The circuit first establishes a gross indication of phase relation sufficient to establish a direction of phase shift away from the unstable equilibrium point. The phase is then shifted by a predetermined value to establish a bounded phase relation exclusive of the unstable equilibrium point and inclusive of the stable equilibrium point. Conventional phase locking then provides the desired frequency and phase relation, but without potential for hang-up.

摘要翻译： 采用单相检测器的锁相环电路通过避免挂起来提供有限的最大锁定时间。 电路首先建立足够的相位关系的总体指示，以建立远离不稳定平衡点的相移方向。 然后将相位移动预定值以建立排除不稳定平衡点并包括稳定平衡点的有界相位关系。 传统的相位锁定则提供所需的频率和相位关系，但不具有挂起的潜力。

公开(公告)号：US5745439A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-28

申请号：US720893

申请日：1996-10-03

申请人： Bruce C. Nepple

发明人： Bruce C. Nepple

IPC分类号： G04G21/04 ,  H04B7/00 ,  G04C11/00

CPC分类号： G04G21/04

摘要： A paging device in combination with an accurate stopwatch includes a stopwatch timer block supported by latent processor element resources. The user directly manipulates, e.g., starts and stops, the timer block without processor element intervention. The processor element is thereby free to service higher priority tasks, e.g., receipt of paging information, and collects stopwatch timer block data at a lower priority level.

摘要翻译： 与准确的秒表组合的寻呼装置包括由潜在处理器元件资源支持的秒表计时器块。 用户直接操纵例如启动和停止定时器块，而无需处理器元件干预。 因此，处理器元件可以自由地服务较高优先级的任务，例如接收寻呼信息，并以较低优先级级别收集秒表计时器块数据。

公开(公告)号：US5483688A

公开(公告)日：1996-01-09

申请号：US7443

申请日：1993-01-22

申请人： James D. English ,  Bruce C. Nepple

发明人： James D. English ,  Bruce C. Nepple

IPC分类号： H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H04B1/18

CPC分类号： H01Q7/005 ,  H01Q3/2605 ,  H04B1/18

摘要： An improved method and apparatus for automatically tuning an antenna includes adaptive antenna tuning based on a current radio reception frequency and on prior antenna tuning cycles to establish a predictor value. The predictor value establishes an antenna tuning voltage sub-range most likely to contain the optimum antenna tuning voltage, but is a smaller range than the full antenna tuning voltage range. The antenna tuning voltage sub-range is then traversed while monitoring a signal strength indicator to identify an antenna tuning voltage providing optimum tuning conditions. Because only a sub-range of the full antenna tuning voltage range need be traversed, by virtue of the predictor value, relatively small increments in antenna tuning voltage may be used in traversing this sub-range. As a result, the execution time and accuracy of the antenna tuning method of the present invention is improved relative to prior automatic antenna tuning methods.

摘要翻译： 用于自动调谐天线的改进的方法和装置包括基于当前无线电接收频率的自适应天线调谐和用于建立预测值的先前天线调谐周期。 预测值建立最有可能包含最佳天线调谐电压的天线调谐电压子范围，但是距离全天线调谐电压范围更小的范围。 然后在监视信号强度指示器的同时遍历天线调谐电压子范围，以识别提供最佳调谐条件的天线调谐电压。 由于仅需要遍历全天线调谐电压范围的子范围，所以借助于预测值，天线调谐电压的相对较小的增量可用于遍历该子范围。 结果，相对于现有的自动天线调谐方法，本发明的天线调谐方法的执行时间和精度得到改善。

公开(公告)号：US5684411A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-04

申请号：US542763

申请日：1995-10-13

申请人： Bruce C. Nepple

发明人： Bruce C. Nepple

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F15/78 ,  H03K19/0175 ,  H03K19/173 ,  H04L25/02

CPC分类号： H04L25/028 ,  H03K19/1731 ,  H04L25/0292 ,  H04L25/0272

摘要： Integrated circuit design contemplating alternate applications incorporates devices, e.g. a gatable pull-down FET resistor, responsive to signal activity at an integrated circuit pin. Signal activity, as opposed to traditional configuration mechanisms, dictates integrated circuit functions including level-pulling functions and bus configuration functions.

摘要翻译： 考虑替代应用的集成电路设计包括设备，例如 一个可插拔的下拉式FET电阻器，用于响应集成电路引脚上的信号活动。 与传统配置机制相反，信号活动决定了集成电路功能，包括电平拉动功能和总线配置功能。

公开(公告)号：US5185604A

公开(公告)日：1993-02-09

申请号：US538022

申请日：1990-06-13

申请人： Bruce C. Nepple ,  Garold B. Gaskill ,  Danial J. Park

发明人： Bruce C. Nepple ,  Garold B. Gaskill ,  Danial J. Park

IPC分类号： G04G21/04 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B5/22 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W84/02 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W88/18

CPC分类号： H04W88/187 ,  G04G21/04 ,  G08B3/1016 ,  G08B5/222 ,  G08B5/223 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04W88/026

摘要： A paging system where messages are numbered before they are transmitted. The paging receivers in the system compare both the number and the text information in each message which is received to the message number and the text information in the most recently received previous message. The comparison is used to determine if the same message was previously received and if the any messages were missed. The receiver includes an icon which is turned on to indicate if a message has been received. The icon is set to a blinking state if a message is received and if there is a break is the sequence of message numbers indicating that a message has been missed.

摘要翻译： 消息在发送之前被编号的寻呼系统。 系统中的寻呼接收机将接收到的每个消息中的数字和文本信息与最近接收的先前消息中的文本信息进行比较。 该比较用于确定先前是否接收到相同的消息，并且是否丢失任何消息。 接收机包括打开的图标以指示是否已经接收到消息。 如果接收到消息，则该图标设置为闪烁状态，并且如果有中断是指示消息已被遗漏的消息号序列。