US3111647A
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Character reading system
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-21
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Granted: 1963-11-19
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Expires: 1980-06-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth W Heizer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:57
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/22; G06V30/224
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING INTELLIGENCE-BEARING CHARACTERS, COMPRISING MEANS INCLUDING A VIDICON TUBE FOR SENSING INTELLIGENCE-BEARING CHARACTERS AND FOR RETAINING THE IMAGES OF SAID CHARACTERS FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME, SCANNING MEANS IN SAID VIDICON TUBE FOR SCANNING SAID IMAGES RETAINED ON SAID VIDICON TUBE AND FOR FURNISHING VIDEO SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF THE CHARACTERS SCANNED, MEANS FOR INTERPRETING SAID VIDEO SIGNALS TO PROVIDE CORRESPONDING OUTPUT SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF THE CHARACTERS SCANNED, AND MEANS ARE PROVIDED FOR EFFECTIVELY ERASING ANY PRIOR IMAGE FROM THE VIDICON TUBE BEFORE THE VIDICON TUBE IS ALLOWED TO SENSE INTELLIGENCE-BEARING CHARACTERS TO BE READ.
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