US3170138A
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Character recognition system and apparatus
Assignee: Western Union Telegraph Co
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Filing: 1960-04-21
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Granted: 1965-02-16
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Expires: 1980-04-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William D Buckingham
- 👤 Frank T Turner
- 👤 Jr Alan E Hildreth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/20; G06V10/24; G06V10/70; G06V10/74; G06V10/75
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
CHARACTER READING APPARATUS COMPRISING MEANS FOR HOLDING PAGE COPY HAVING SUCCESSIVE LINES OF CHARACTERS TO BE READ, MEANS FOR PRODUCING A BEAM OF ENERGIZING RAYS, AN ARRAY OF DEVCICES EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES MEANS FOR CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TO BE PRODUCED WHEN THE DEVICE IS EXPOSED TO SAID BEAM, MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID BEAM TO SUCCESSIVELY VIEW THE CHARACTERS IN EACH LINE TO BE READ AND TO CAUSE AN IMAGE OF EACH CHARACTER IN TURN TO FALL UPON SAID ARRAY OF POTENTIAL-PRODUCING DEVICES TO COVER CERTAIN OF THE DEVICES AND LEAVE THE REMAINING ONES UNCOVERED WITH RESPECT TO SAID BEAM, MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING SAID DEVICES IN PREDETERMINED DIFFERENT GROUPINGS OF SELECTED ONES ONLY OF SAID DEVICES AND IN WHICH THE GROUPS RESPECTIVELY ARE INDIVIDUAL TO DIFFERENT CHARACTERS WITH CERTAIN OF THE POTENTIAL-PRODUCING DEVICES OF EACH GROUP COVERED BY THE IMAGE OF THE CHARACTER CURRENTLY BEING VIEWED AND THE OTHERS OF SAID GROUP LEFT UNCOVERED BY SAID IMAGE, MEANS FOR INTEGRATING THE POTENTIALS PRODUCED BY THE DEVICES COVERED BY THE IMAGE OF THE CHARACTER CURRENTLY BEING VIEWED TO OBTAIN A FIRST SUMMATION PO-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
CHARACTER READING APPARATUS COMPRISING MEANS FOR HOLDING PAGE COPY HAVING SUCCESSIVE LINES OF CHARACTERS TO BE READ, MEANS FOR PRODUCING A BEAM OF ENERGIZING RAYS, AN ARRAY OF DEVCICES EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES MEANS FOR CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TO BE PRODUCED WHEN THE DEVICE IS EXPOSED TO SAID BEAM, MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID BEAM TO SUCCESSIVELY VIEW THE CHARACTERS IN EACH LINE TO BE READ AND TO CAUSE AN IMAGE OF EACH CHARACTER IN TURN TO FALL UPON SAID ARRAY OF POTENTIAL-PRODUCING DEVICES TO COVER CERTAIN OF THE DEVICES AND LEAVE THE REMAINING ONES UNCOVERED WITH RESPECT TO SAID BEAM, MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING SAID DEVICES IN PREDETERMINED DIFFERENT GROUPINGS OF SELECTED ONES ONLY OF SAID DEVICES AND IN WHICH THE GROUPS RESPECTIVELY ARE INDIVIDUAL TO DIFFERENT CHARACTERS WITH CERTAIN OF THE POTENTIAL-PRODUCING DEVICES OF EACH GROUP COVERED BY THE IMAGE OF THE CHARACTER CURRENTLY BEING VIEWED AND THE OTHERS OF SAID GROUP LEFT UNCOVERED BY SAID IMAGE, MEANS FOR INTEGRATING THE POTENTIALS PRODUCED BY THE DEVICES COVERED BY THE IMAGE OF THE CHARACTER CURRENTLY BEING VIEWED TO OBTAIN A FIRST SUMMATION PO-
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-02-16 | 1968-08-17 | 1969-02-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-02-16 | 1972-08-17 | 1973-02-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-02-16 | 1976-08-17 | 1977-02-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |