Appeal No. 1997-3060
Application No. 08/181,833
The invention pertains to a telephone and auxiliary power
distribution system and is best illustrated by reference to
representative independent claim 1 reproduced as follows:
1. An arrangement comprising:
a branch telephone exchange system having a set of first
signal input/output ports as well as a set of second
input/output ports; the first input/output ports being
connected with telephone lines from a local telephone company,
such that each one of the first input/output ports is
connected with one of those telephone lines; the branch
telephone exchange system being operative: (i) on receipt of a
properly coded signal at any given first input/output port, to
provide connection between that given first input/output port
and any desired second input/output port; and/or (ii) on
receipt of a properly coded signal at any given second
input/output port, to provide connection between that given
second input/output port and one of the first input/output
ports, thereby to provide for connection between said given
second input/output port and one of the telephone lines from
the local telephone company; and
plural buildings; each building having at least one
telephone-type instrument connected, via a signal conveying
means, with one of the second input/output ports; the signal
conveying means including a pair of signal conductors as well
as a wireless signal transmission path;
such that: (i) any given one of said telephone-type
instruments may, on command, be connected with one of the
first input/output ports, thereby to permit a telephone call
to be placed via the local telephone company; and/or (ii) any
person may make, via the local telephone company, telephonic
connection to any desired one of the telephone-type
instruments.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Bendixen et al. 4,890,315 Dec. 26, 1989
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