GB873140A - Improvements in information converting apparatus - Google Patents

Improvements in information converting apparatus

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Publication number
GB873140A
GB873140A GB7937/58A GB793758A GB873140A GB 873140 A GB873140 A GB 873140A GB 7937/58 A GB7937/58 A GB 7937/58A GB 793758 A GB793758 A GB 793758A GB 873140 A GB873140 A GB 873140A
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Prior art keywords
detector
translator
light source
photo
letter
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GB7937/58A
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K21/00—Information retrieval from punched cards designed for manual use or handling by machine; Apparatus for handling such cards, e.g. marking or correcting
    • G06K21/04—Information retrieval from punched cards designed for manual use or handling by machine; Apparatus for handling such cards, e.g. marking or correcting in which coincidence of markings is sensed optically, e.g. peek-a-boo system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C13/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups G11C11/00, G11C23/00, or G11C25/00
    • G11C13/04—Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups G11C11/00, G11C23/00, or G11C25/00 using optical elements ; using other beam accessed elements, e.g. electron or ion beam
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/78—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled

Abstract

873,140. Photo-electric systems. PITNEYBOWES Inc. March 12, 1958 [June 14,1957], No. 7937/58. Class 40(3) [Also in Group XXX] Apparatus for sorting letters or translating one language or code into another comprises an input device which supplies signals to a translator consisting of a number of parallel perforated sheets arranged between a light source and a detector, each sheet being movable by the input device to two or more positions so as to align different holes and produce a corresponding output from the detector. The perforated sheets may be slidable or rotatable by solenoids or pneumatic motors. The light source may comprise a number of strip lights and the detector a number of photo-cells corresponding to the number of perforation positions or a submultiple thereof; or, a single light source or photo-cell may be used with a cathode ray tube as the detector or source. Further coding or control may be superimposed on the main system by movable mirrors or by using a variable light source, Fig. 20 (not shown). Flexible light pipes may be employed between the translator and the detector and may be differently connected so as to alter the translation produced. Two light pipes may be joined or the pipes may sub-divide. In a letter-sorting apparatus, Fig. 22, code markings on a letter 302 are read by an input device 301 and the signals applied to a translator 306 to set the perforated sheets 305. Light from a source 307 passes through the translator 306 and light pipes 314A-F to a signal generator 313 which controls doors 323 in a shoot 317 so that the letter is directed to the correct compartment 318 of a receiver 319. Specifications 681,360, 693,424 and 824,076 are referred to.
GB7937/58A 1957-06-14 1958-03-12 Improvements in information converting apparatus Expired GB873140A (en)

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US357436XA 1957-06-14 1957-06-14

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GB873140A true GB873140A (en) 1961-07-19

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BE (1) BE565559A (en)
CH (1) CH357436A (en)
FR (1) FR1199594A (en)
GB (1) GB873140A (en)
NL (1) NL225599A (en)

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US3165728A (en) * 1958-06-23 1965-01-12 Radio Frequency Lab Out-of-line to in-line numeral display

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FR1199594A (en) 1959-12-15
NL225599A (en)
CH357436A (en) 1961-10-15
BE565559A (en)

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