Patents by Inventor Terrance S. Collins

Terrance S. Collins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Connection of subscriber communication network base station to external information network
    Patent number: 4779262
    Abstract: A base station in a subscriber communication network for communicating signals between subscriber stations and an external communication network having a plurality of ports. The base station includes a communication circuit for enabling simultaneous communications between a plurality of the ports and a plurality of subscriber stations over a given communication channel having multiple sequentially repetitive time slots; a remote-connection processor for directing communications between the time slot assigned to a given subscriber station and a given external communication network port; and an exchange for connecting the communication circuit to the external communication network ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: International Mobile Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Graham M. Avis, Terrance S. Collins, Martin K. Schroeder, Brian G. Kiernan, Jonathan W. Mechling