US PATENT SUBCLASS 359 / 167
.~.~.~ Central or master station


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359 /   HD   OPTICS: SYSTEMS (INCLUDING COMMUNICATION) AND ELEMENTS

109  DF  OPTICAL COMMUNICATION {13}
154  DF  .~ Transmitter and receiver system {15}
164  DF  .~.~ Plural stations {3}
167.~.~.~ Central or master station


DEFINITION

Classification: 359/167

Central or master station:

(under subclass 164) Subject matter wherein a single central or master station, having both an optical transmitter and receiver, transmits to all of the stations in the system and also receives responses from all of the stations of the system.

(1) Note. The central or master station can broadcast via optical signals or use fiber optic cables to link the transmitted and received optical signals.

(2) Note. The central or master station can be used in an asynchronous system of stations.