US3219974A
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Means for determining separation locations between spaced and touching characters
Assignee: Control Data Corp
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Filing: 1960-11-14
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1980-11-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rabinow Jacob
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/14; G06V30/148; G06V30/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
APPARATUS TO DETERMINE THE SPACING OF APPROXIMATELY EVENLY SPACED PRINTED CHARACTERS WITH SOME OF THE CHARACTERS TOUCHING, PRIOR TO FEEDING A DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE CHARACTERS TO THE READING STATION OF A READING MACHINE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING MEANS TO SCAN A SAMPLE PORTION OF A LINE OF PRINTED CHARACTERS AND IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE LINE FOR DETECTING ACTUAL SEPARATION BETWEEN CHARACTERS, MEANS TO REMEMBER THE SPACE LENGTHS BETWEEN DETECTED SEPARATIONS, MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE HIGHEST COMMON DIVISOR OF SAID LENGTHS BETWEEN CHARACTER SEPARATIONS, AND MEANS PROVIDING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL FOR THE READING MACHINE, SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL BEING MODULATED WITH CHARACTER SEPARATION INFORMATION FOR ALL CHARACTERS OF THE LINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID HIGHEST COMMON DIVISOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-22 | 1969-05-24 | 1969-11-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-22 | 1973-05-24 | 1973-11-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-22 | 1977-05-24 | 1977-11-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |