US3709117A
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Information recording method and system
Assignee: Watson Leavenworth Kelton and Taggart
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Filing: 1970-10-12
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Granted: 1973-01-09
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Expires: 1990-10-12
Abstract
Abstract A photographic record of information contained in a sequence of data signals is provided by successive enabling of a generator providing visual images in a common optical path during time periods according with predetermined projecting relations between a cyclically movable reflector in such light path and a film member and operating such enabled generator upon coincidence of data signal information content and generator image-providing capability.
Inventors
- 👤 R Sansone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:56
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41B; B41B27/00; B41B17/00; B41B17/04; B41B17/10; B41B21/00; B41B21/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for forming a succession of spaced images on a record comprising the steps of maintaining an image-reflective member in continuous cyclic movement with respect to said record and in image-projecting relation with a continuous lineal expanse of said record during at least a portion of each cycle of said movement, initiating generation of said images upon detection of the commencement of said portion of said movement cycle and thereafter in accordance with movement of said image-reflective member and applying said images to said reflective member instantaneously upon generation thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for forming a succession of spaced images on a record comprising the steps of maintaining an image-reflective member in continuous cyclic movement with respect to said record and in image-projecting relation with a continuous lineal expanse of said record during at least a portion of each cycle of said movement, initiating generation of said images upon detection of the commencement of said portion of said movement cycle and thereafter in accordance with movement of said image-reflective member and applying said images to said reflective member instantaneously upon generation thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method claimed in claim 1 wherein said image-reflective member is provided with cyclic uniform movement with respect to said record and wherein the first image in said succession is generated upon said commencement detection and remaining images in said succession are generated thereafter at uniform time intervals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method claimed in claim 1 wherein the first image in said succession is generated upon said commencement detection and remaining images in said succession are generated thereafter upon predetermined movements of said image-reflective member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method claimed in claim 1 wherein said images are generated in accordance with informational variant demands defined in electrical signals.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for the recordation on a lineal expanse of a record of images of informational variants defined by data signals comprising: a. means having capacity for discrete generation of a recordable image of each of said variants and providing output signals indicative of the instantaneous image-generating capacity thereof; b. comparator means selectively providing output signals upon coincident variant indication by said image-generating means output signals and said data signals; c. an image reflector maintained in continuous movement with respect to said record and projecting generated images onto said record expanse; d. signal generator means providing output signals upon predetermined movement of said reflector relative to said record; and e. coincidence circuit means operatively responsive to said comparator means output signals and said signal generator means output signals for selectively energizing said image-generating means.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for the recordation on a lineal expanse of a record of images of informational variants defined by data signals comprising: a. means having capacity for discrete generation of a recordable image of each of said variants and providing output signals indicative of the instantaneous image-generating capacity thereof; b. comparator means selectively providing output signals upon coincident variant indication by said image-generating means output signals and said data signals; c. an image reflector maintained in continuous movement with respect to said record and projecting generated images onto said record expanse; d. signal generator means providing output signals upon predetermined movement of said reflector relative to said record; and e. coincidence circuit means operatively responsive to said comparator means output signals and said signal generator means output signals for selectively energizing said image-generating means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system claimed in claim 5 including drive means maintaining said reflector in cyclic movement, said signal generator means providing a first output signal upon occurrence of imaGe-projecting relation between said reflector and the first recordation frame of said record expanse and further output signals upon subsequent predetermined reflector movement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system claimed in claim 6 wherein said signal generator comprises a light source, a photodetector and means continuously directing said light source output to said reflector and directing light source output reflected by said reflector onto said photodetector exclusively upon predetermined positionings of said reflector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system claimed in claim 7 wherein said light source output directing means comprises a beam splitter receiving said light source output and a grating intervening said beam splitter and said photodetector, said grating having light-transmitting slits according in minimum number with the number of recordation frames of said record expanse.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
The system claimed in claim 5 wherein said image-generating means comprises first means energizable to illuminate an output light path thereof, second means providing a pattern of each of said informational variants, and third means adapted to operate said second means to individually dispose each of said patterns in said first means output light path within a predetermined time period.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system claimed in claim 9 wherein said image-generating means further includes fourth means adapted to generate signals indicative of the informational variant pattern then disposed by said second means in said first means output light path, said signals constituting said image-generating means output signals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The system claimed in claim 10 wherein said second means comprises a movable member bearing said informational variant patterns, a first sensible indicium adjacent each of said patterns and a single second sensible indicium, said fourth means including sensing means adapted to sense said first and second indicia and counting circuit means responsive to said sensing means to generate said image-generating means output signals.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system claimed in claim 11 wherein said second means comprises a rotatable disc having a first circular track partly disposed in said first means output light path and bearing said informational variant patterns, a second circular track bearing said first indicia and a third circular track bearing said second indicium.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system claimed in claim 9 wherein said first means comprises a pulsed laser.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system claimed in claim 6 wherein said reflector drive means comprises a stator magnet, a magnetically permeable member supported for rotation about a shaft and disposed in the field of said stator magnet, an armature winding on said shaft, and means applying a cyclically-varying voltage to said winding.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-01-09 | 1976-07-10 | 1977-01-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-01-09 | 1980-07-10 | 1981-01-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-01-09 | 1984-07-10 | 1985-01-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |