US 8,908,842 B2 | Multi-functional general purpose transceivers and devices

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US 8,908,842 B2

Multi-functional general purpose transceivers and devices

Tech Center:

2600 Communications

Examiner:

Binh Tieu

Art Unit:

2653 Videophones and Telephonic Communications; Audio Signals; Digital Audio Data Processing; Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression

Agent:

Troutman Sanders LLP

Inventors:

Thomas D. Petite

Assignee:

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP

Priority:

02/14/97

Filed:

12/17/12

Granted:

12/09/14

Expiration:

01/16/23

Abstract

The present invention is generally directed to a system and associated method for communicating information. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to a general purpose transceiver having a receiver for receiving an information signal and a transmitter configured to transmit an outgoing signal to a central station. A portion of the information signal can include an instruction code, which may be decoded and acted upon accordingly. Other embodiments and features are also claimed and described.

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