US3111646A
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Method and apparatus for reading cursive script
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1960-05-31
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Granted: 1963-11-19
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Expires: 1980-05-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leon D Harmon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:49
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY READING CONNECTED CURSIVE SCRIPT COMPRISING MEANS FOR GENERATING SIGNALS PROPORTIONAL TO THE COORDINATES OF POSITION OF A WRITING INSTRUMENT AS IT IS MOVED TO PRODUCE WRITTEN INTELLIGENCE, MEANS FOR DETECTING SELECTED INDIVIDUAL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES CHARACTERISTIC OF WRITTEN INTELLIGENCE IN SAID SIGNALS, MEANS FOR STORING INDICIA REPRESENTATIVE OF SAID FEATURES, MEANS FOR PREREGISTERING INDICIA OF CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF DISCRETE LETTERS IN A PRESELECTED ALPHABET, MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID STORED INDICIA WITH SAID PREREGISTERED INDICIA, AND MEANS OPERABLY RESPONSIVE TO SAID COMPARISON FOR IDENTIFYING SAID WRITTEN INTELLIGENCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY READING CONNECTED CURSIVE SCRIPT COMPRISING MEANS FOR GENERATING SIGNALS PROPORTIONAL TO THE COORDINATES OF POSITION OF A WRITING INSTRUMENT AS IT IS MOVED TO PRODUCE WRITTEN INTELLIGENCE, MEANS FOR DETECTING SELECTED INDIVIDUAL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES CHARACTERISTIC OF WRITTEN INTELLIGENCE IN SAID SIGNALS, MEANS FOR STORING INDICIA REPRESENTATIVE OF SAID FEATURES, MEANS FOR PREREGISTERING INDICIA OF CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF DISCRETE LETTERS IN A PRESELECTED ALPHABET, MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID STORED INDICIA WITH SAID PREREGISTERED INDICIA, AND MEANS OPERABLY RESPONSIVE TO SAID COMPARISON FOR IDENTIFYING SAID WRITTEN INTELLIGENCE.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-11-18 | 1971-05-20 | 1971-11-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-11-18 | 1975-05-20 | 1975-11-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |