Information storage and conversion apparatus

Claim 2

IN AN INFORMATION STORAGE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING A DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DEPICTING INFORMATION THEREON, A STORAGE MATRIX INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF STORAGE MEANS, EACH OF WHICH IS OPERATIVE TO STORE SIGNALS THEREIN, SELECTION MEANS INCLUDING MEANS OPERATIVE IN A FIRST CONDITION TO EFFECT PERIODIC STORAGE OF SIGNALS ON SAID STORAGE MEANS, SWITCHING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID STORAGE MATRIX FOR SELECTING EACH OF SAID STORAGE MEANS TO EFFECT DERIVATION OF A SIGNAL THEREFROM WITHOUT DISTURBING THE STORED SIGNAL INCLUDING MEANS FOR COUPLING THE DERIVED SIGNALS TO SAID DISPLAY DEVICE, AND AN ERASE MEANS OPERATIVE TO REMOVE THE INFORMATION STORED IN EACH STORAGE ELEMENT PRIOR TO STORAGE OF A FURTHER SIGNAL THEREON TO THUS PRODUCE AN INSTANTANEOUS TYPE PRESENTATION ON SAID DISPLAY DEVICE.

Claim 3

IN AN INFORMATION STORAGE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM IN WHICH RANGE AND BEARING INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED IN POLAR COORDINATE FORM FOR ULTIMATE PRESENTATION ON A DISPLAY UNIT, A STORAGE MATRIX HAVING A PLURALITY OF STORAGE ELEMENTS, A FIRST SET OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS DISPOSED IN RADIAL LINES AND CIRCULAR LINES FOR RECEIVING BEARING AND RANGE INFORMATION, SWITCHING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID STORAGE MATRIX FOR SEQUENTIALLY TRANSFERRING BEARING INFORMATION TO THE ELEMENTS DISPOSED ALONG THE RESPECTIVE RADIAL LINES OF THE STORAGE MATRIX, GATING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID STORAGE MATRIX FOR SEQUENTIALLY TRANSFERRING RANGE INFORMATION TO THE ELEMENT DISPOSED ALONG CORRESPONDING CIRCULAR LINES OF THE STORAGE MATRIX, A SECOND SET OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS DISPOSED IN A RECTANGULAR COORDINATE PATTERN TO RECEIVE RESPECTIVE HORIZONTAL GATING PULSES AND VERTICAL GATING PULSES IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE PROVISION OF A RECTANGULAR COORDINATE DISPLAY ON SAID DISPLAY UNIT INCLUDING MEANS FOR COUPLING EACH STORAGE ELEMENT TO A DIFFERENT PAIR OF THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CONDUCTORS IN SAID PATTERN, READOUT CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SECOND SET OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS AND TO SAID DISPLAY UNIT FOR EFFECTING READOUT OF THE STORED INFORMATION IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE PROVISION OF THE RECTANGULAR COORDINATE PRESENTATION ON SAID DISPLAY UNIT, ERASE MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING THE STORED INFORMATION FROM EACH ELEMENT IN THE STORAGE MATRIX PRIOR TO THE COUPLING OF FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE ELEMENT, AND MEANS FOR DISABLING SAID ERASE MEANS TO RETAIN THE STORED INFORMATION AS FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FOR STORAGE THEREON TO THUS PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED TYPE DISPLAY ON SAID DISPLAY UNIT.

Claim 4

IN AN INFORMATION STORAGE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM IN WHICH RANGE AND BEARING INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED IN POLAR COORDINATE FORM FOR ULTIMATE PRESENTATION ON A DISPLAY UNIT, A STORAGE MATRIX HAVING A PLURALITY OF STORAGE ELEMENTS, A FIRST SET OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS DISPOSED IN RADIAL LINES AND CIRCULAR LINES FOR RECEIVING BEARING AND RANGE INFORMATION, SWITCHING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID STORAGE MATRIX FOR SEQUENTIALLY TRANSFERRING BEARING INFORMATION TO THE ELEMENTS DISPOSED ALONG THE RESPECTIVE RADIAL LINES OF THE STORAGE MATRIX, GATING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID STORAGE MATRIX FOR SEQUENTIALLY TRANSFERRING RANGE INFORMATION TO THE ELEMENT DISPOSED ALONG CORRESPONDING CIRCULAR LINES OF THE STORAGE MATRIX, A SECOND SET OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS DISPOSED IN A RECTANGULAR COORDINATE PATTERN TO RECEIVE RESPECTIVE HORIZONTAL GATING PULSES AND VERTICAL GATING PULSES IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE PROVISION OF A RECTANGULAR COORDINATE DISPLAY ON SAID DISPLAY UNIT INCLUDING MEANS FOR COUPLING EACH STORAGE ELEMENT TO A DIFFERENT PAIR OF THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CONDUCTORS IN SAID PATTERN, READOUT CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SECOND SET OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS AND TO SAID DISPLAY UNIT FOR EFFECTING READOUT OF THE STORED INFORMATION IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE PROVISION OF THE RECTANGULAR COORDINATE PRESENTATION ON SAID DISPLAY UNIT, ERASE MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING THE STORED INFORMATION FROM EACH ELEMENT IN THE STORAGE MATRIX PRIOR TO THE COUPLING OF FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE ELEMENT, AND MEANS FOR DISABLING SAID ERASE MEANS TO RETAIN THE STORED INFORMATION AS FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FOR STORAGE THEREON TO THUS PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED TYPE DISPLAY ON SAID DISPLAY UNIT.