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EP 0593243 B1 19980708 - Improved time scale computation system

Title (en)

Improved time scale computation system

Title (de)

Verbesserte Zeitbasiskalkulationsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Système de calcul d'échelle de temps amélioré

Publication

EP 0593243 B1 19980708 (EN)

Application

EP 93308081 A 19931011

Priority

US 8097093 A 19930622
US 95941892 A 19921013

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0593243A2] An improved system for providing ensemble time from an ensemble of oscillators is provided. The improved system provides an ensemble time definition whose large number of possible solutions for an ensemble time are constrained to a limited number of solutions. In one embodiment, a substantially infinite number of solutions is constrained to a single solution.

IPC 1-7

G04G 3/00; G04G 7/00

IPC 8 full level

G04G 3/00 (2006.01); G04G 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G04G 3/00 (2013.01); G04G 7/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0593243 A2 19940420; EP 0593243 A3 19960131; EP 0593243 B1 19980708; DE 69319534 D1 19980813

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93308081 A 19931011; DE 69319534 T 19931011