METHOD OF SHARING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS UTILIZING BOTH CONTENTION AND POLLING SCHEMES - Patent 0963639

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EP 0 963 639 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	15.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/50

(21)	Application number: 98904891.0

(22)	Date of filing: 06.02.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04L 12/ 28^{( . )}
H04L 29/ 06^{( . )}

H04L 12/ 56^{( . )}
H04L 29/ 08^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1998/002084

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1999/011025 (04.03.1999 Gazette 1999/09)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

10.02.1997 US 19970039970P
27.08.1997 US 19970917735

(71)	Applicant: HYBRID NETWORKS, INC.
	Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	VARMA, Subir San Jose, CA 95120 (US) ENNS, Frederick Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)

(74)	Representative: Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR
	Robert-Koch-Strasse 1 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD OF SHARING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS UTILIZING BOTH CONTENTION AND POLLING SCHEMES