US3351906A
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Reading-device for an information bearer
Assignee: Government of Netherlands
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Filing: 1962-09-26
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Granted: 1967-11-07
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Expires: 1982-09-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hendrik Cornelis Anthon Duuren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/22; G06V30/224; G06V30/2247
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A READING DEVICE FOR CHARACTERS CONSISTING OF CODE ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN COLUMNS, AND COMPRISING: OF EACH ELEMENT: (A) AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT SCANNING MEANS (1-3, 4-6 OR 7-9) FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SCANNING EACH ELEMENT AND (B) ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS (A1,-OR J''2) RESPONSIVE TO SIMILAR OUTPUTS FROM AT LEAST EACH TWO ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SCANNING MEANS, AND FOR EACH CHARACTER: (A) FIRST CHARACTER RESPONSIVE MEANS (G10) RESPONSIVE TO SIMILAR OUTPUTS FROM ALL THOSE SAID ELEMENTS RESPONSIVE MEANS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE SAME RELATIVELY LOCATED ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR EACH ELEMENT, FOR THE SPECIFIC COMBINATION OF SAID ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR THAT CHARACTER, (A) SECOND CHARACTER RESPONSIVE MEANS (G11) RESPONSIVE TO SIMILAR OUTPUTS FROM ALL THOSE SAID ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE SAME BUT OTHER RELATIVELY LOCATED ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR EACH ELEMENT, FOR THE SPECIFIC COMBINATION OF SAID ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR FOR THAT SAID CHARACTER, AND (C) MEANS (G12) RESPONSIVE TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CHARACTER RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR DETECTION OF SAID CHARACTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A READING DEVICE FOR CHARACTERS CONSISTING OF CODE ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN COLUMNS, AND COMPRISING: OF EACH ELEMENT: (A) AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT SCANNING MEANS (1-3, 4-6 OR 7-9) FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SCANNING EACH ELEMENT AND (B) ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS (A1,-OR J''2) RESPONSIVE TO SIMILAR OUTPUTS FROM AT LEAST EACH TWO ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SCANNING MEANS, AND FOR EACH CHARACTER: (A) FIRST CHARACTER RESPONSIVE MEANS (G10) RESPONSIVE TO SIMILAR OUTPUTS FROM ALL THOSE SAID ELEMENTS RESPONSIVE MEANS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE SAME RELATIVELY LOCATED ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR EACH ELEMENT, FOR THE SPECIFIC COMBINATION OF SAID ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR THAT CHARACTER, (A) SECOND CHARACTER RESPONSIVE MEANS (G11) RESPONSIVE TO SIMILAR OUTPUTS FROM ALL THOSE SAID ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE SAME BUT OTHER RELATIVELY LOCATED ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR EACH ELEMENT, FOR THE SPECIFIC COMBINATION OF SAID ELEMENT RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR FOR THAT SAID CHARACTER, AND (C) MEANS (G12) RESPONSIVE TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CHARACTER RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR DETECTION OF SAID CHARACTER.
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