Photosensitive optical logic unit for use in a computer system

Claim 1

A SANDWICH-LIKE OPTICAL LOGIC UNIT COMPRISING A MASK DISPOSED IN AN INTERMEDIATE LOCATION IN SAID SANDWICH-LIKE UNIT, SAID MASK BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE MASKING AREAS THEREIN, EACH MASKING AREA INCLUDING REGIONS HAVING DIFFERENT LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE, OPTICAL MEANS ADJACENT ONE SURFACE OF SAID SANDWICH-LIKE UNIT FOR SEPARATELY IMAGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF A REMOTE SCENE ON EACH OF SAID DISCRETE AREAS, AT LEAST SOME PORTIONS OF THE REMOTE SCENE BEING IMAGED ON MOVE THAN ONE MASKING AREA, AN OUTPUT MEMBER ADJACENT THE SECOND SURFACE OF SAID SANDWICH-LIKE UNIT, SAID OUTPUT MEMBER INCLUDING MEANS FOR RADIATING LIGHT FROM SELECTED REGIONS OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID SELECTED REGIONS OCCURRING IN PAIRS, AND A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF LIGHT RESPONSIVE CONTROL MEMBERS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID MASK AND SAID OUTPUT MEMBER, EACH PAIR OF CONTROL MEMBERS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A