US3303472A
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System and apparatus for automatic data collection
Assignee: Control Data Corp
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Filing: 1962-10-08
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1982-10-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Oliver H Chalker
- 👤 George J Yagusic
- 👤 Raymond R Lupkas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:44
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06F13/14; G06F13/20; G06F13/22; G06F13/225
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
IN A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, A DOCUMENT READER STATION COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) MEMORY MEANS (A) SETTABLE BY MEANS OF A DOCUMENT INSERTED IN THE READER STATION TO STORE CHARACTERS RECORDED ON THE INSERTED DOCUMENT; (B) MEANS AT SAID READER STATION (A) FOR PROVIDING A READY TO TRANSMIT SIGNAL WHEN SAID MEMORY MEANS HAS BEEN SET TO STORE A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF CHARACTERS; (C) CONDITIONING MEANS (A) RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED INDIVIDUAL CONDITIONING SIGNAL TO CONDITION THE READER STATION FOR TRANSMISSION; (D) TRANSMIT MEANS (A) CONTROLLED BY SAID CONDITIONING MEANS, AND (B) RESPONSIVE TO A TRANSMIT SIGNAL WHEN SAID READER IS CONDITIONED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CONDITION SAID MEMORY MEANS FOR TRANSMISSION OVER COMMON DATA COMMUNICATION CHANNELS; AND, (E) SCANNING SIGNAL RESPONSIVE MEANS (A) RESPONSIVE TO SCANNING SIGNALS WHEN SAID MEMORY MEANS IS CONDITIONED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CAUSE THE CHARACTERS STORED IN SAID MEMORY MEANS TO BE TRANSMITTED OVER THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
IN A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, A DOCUMENT READER STATION COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) MEMORY MEANS (A) SETTABLE BY MEANS OF A DOCUMENT INSERTED IN THE READER STATION TO STORE CHARACTERS RECORDED ON THE INSERTED DOCUMENT; (B) MEANS AT SAID READER STATION (A) FOR PROVIDING A READY TO TRANSMIT SIGNAL WHEN SAID MEMORY MEANS HAS BEEN SET TO STORE A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF CHARACTERS; (C) CONDITIONING MEANS (A) RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED INDIVIDUAL CONDITIONING SIGNAL TO CONDITION THE READER STATION FOR TRANSMISSION; (D) TRANSMIT MEANS (A) CONTROLLED BY SAID CONDITIONING MEANS, AND (B) RESPONSIVE TO A TRANSMIT SIGNAL WHEN SAID READER IS CONDITIONED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CONDITION SAID MEMORY MEANS FOR TRANSMISSION OVER COMMON DATA COMMUNICATION CHANNELS; AND, (E) SCANNING SIGNAL RESPONSIVE MEANS (A) RESPONSIVE TO SCANNING SIGNALS WHEN SAID MEMORY MEANS IS CONDITIONED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CAUSE THE CHARACTERS STORED IN SAID MEMORY MEANS TO BE TRANSMITTED OVER THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.
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