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AUTOMATIC AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS WHEREIN A VARIABLE TO BE CONTROLLED IS SENSED AT A SATELLITE STATION AND THE RESULTING INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYED LOCALLY TO CONTROL THE VARIABLE OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH A SUITABLE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL TO A CONTROL STATION WHERE THE INTELLIGENCE CAN BE (A) STORED, (B) DISPLAYED, (C) RECORDED, OR (D) CONVERTED TO A FEEDBACK TO THE SATELLITE STATION TO CONTROL THE VARIABLE; OR WHEREIN A CONTROL STATION THE VARIABLE; OR WHEREIN A CONTROL STATION CAN INITIATE AN ACTION BY SENDING A SIGNAL TO A SATELLITE STATION WHICH IN TURN RESPONDS TO CAUSE THE ACTION; AN EXAMPLE OF SUCH SYSTEMS BEING THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF PUMPS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AT A PIPELINE PUMPING STATION