A METHOD FOR ARBRITRATING FOR ACCESS TO A CONTROL CHANNEL IN A DATA BUS SYSTEM - Patent 0830767

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EP 0 830 767 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/13

(21)	Application number: 96916642.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.05.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04J 3/ 06^{( . )}
H04L 29/ 12^{( . )}

H04L 12/ 43^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/007706

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/039767 (12.12.1996 Gazette 1997/02)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

05.06.1995 GB 19950011327

(71)	Applicant: THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC.
	Indianapolis, IN 46290-1024 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HORLANDER, Karl, Francis Indianapolis, IN 46201 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wördemann, Hermes, Dipl.-Ing., et al
	Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Licensing & Intellectual Property, Göttinger Chaussee 76 30453 Hannover 30453 Hannover (DE)

(54)	A METHOD FOR ARBRITRATING FOR ACCESS TO A CONTROL CHANNEL IN A DATA BUS SYSTEM