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Reading machine with core matrix

Assignee: Control Data Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-16
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1981-11-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rabinow Jacob
  • 👤 Arthur W Holt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/14; G06V30/146; G06V30/19; G06V30/19007; G06V30/19013

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 196 words
IN A READING MACHINE WHICH HAS A SCANNER AND A COMPARATOR, SAID SCANNER BEING TALLER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE CHARACTER TO PROVIDE VERTICAL TOLERANCE DURING THE SCANNING OF THE CHARACTER, MEANS TO REMEMBER THE VERTICAL POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID SCANNER AT WHICH THE CHARACTER IS SCANNED, CHARACTER INFORMATION CONDUCTING MEANS FOR THE FULL HEIGHT OF A CHARACTER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH A FIRST PORTION OF SAID SCANNER, A CORE MATRIX WITH WHICH THE LAST MENTIONED MEANS ARE ALSO CONNECTED, SECOND CHARACTER INFORMATION CONDUCTING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE SAME CORES OF SAID MATRIX BUT WITH A DIFFERENT PORTION OF SAID SCANNER WHEREBY THE CHARACTER INFORMATION FROM THE SCANNER IS APPLIED TO THE SAME CORES REGARDLESS OF THE CHARACTER-SCANNER RELATIVE POSITION DURING SCANNING, A SINGLE READ OUT MEANS FOR EACH CHARACTER, SAID READ OUT MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH PREDETERMINED CORES OF SAID MATRIX DEPENDING ON THE CHARACTER CONFIGURATION EXPECTED TO BE READ, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE REMEMBERED VERTICAL POSITION OF SAID CHARACTER DURING SCANNING BY SAID MEMORY MEANS FOR INTERROGATING ONE GROUP OF SAID CHARACTER INFORMATION CONDUCTING MEANS ON SAID CORES TO THEREBY INDUCE A SIGNAL INTO SAID READ OUT MEANS WHICH IS APPLIED TO SAID COMPARATOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-03-08 1968-09-07 1969-03-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-03-08 1972-09-07 1973-03-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-03-08 1976-09-07 1977-03-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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