US3189889A
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System for modifying stored data
Assignee: Image Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1962-01-02
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1982-01-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Argyle W Bridgett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:57
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04842
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING STORED DATA COMPRISING, SIGNAL STORAGE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIGNAL STORAGE LOCISIGNAL WRITE MEANS ADAPTED TO SCAN SAID LOCI IN A TIME SEQUENCE, WRITE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS AND ERASE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS, A TWO-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A DISPLAY AREA AND DISPLAY-SCANNING MEANS ADAPTED TO SCAN INCREMENTS OF SAID AREA IN A TIME SEQUENCE, MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID STORAGE MEANS WITH SAID DISPLAY-SCANNING MEANS, DETECTOR MEANS ADJUSTABLE TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF SAID DISPLAY-SCANNING MEANS AT A DISCRETE ELEMENT OF SAID DISPLAY AREA, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID DETECTOR MEANS OPTIONALLY DIRECTLY WITH ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID WRITE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS OR SAID ERASE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS WHEREBY OPTIONALLY TO ESTABLISH OR ERASE A SIGNAL IN SAID STORAGE MEANS IN ONE OR MORE LOCI CORRESPONDING TO SAID DISCRETE ELEMENT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING STORED DATA COMPRISING, SIGNAL STORAGE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIGNAL STORAGE LOCISIGNAL WRITE MEANS ADAPTED TO SCAN SAID LOCI IN A TIME SEQUENCE, WRITE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS AND ERASE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS, A TWO-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A DISPLAY AREA AND DISPLAY-SCANNING MEANS ADAPTED TO SCAN INCREMENTS OF SAID AREA IN A TIME SEQUENCE, MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID STORAGE MEANS WITH SAID DISPLAY-SCANNING MEANS, DETECTOR MEANS ADJUSTABLE TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF SAID DISPLAY-SCANNING MEANS AT A DISCRETE ELEMENT OF SAID DISPLAY AREA, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID DETECTOR MEANS OPTIONALLY DIRECTLY WITH ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID WRITE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS OR SAID ERASE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINAL MEANS WHEREBY OPTIONALLY TO ESTABLISH OR ERASE A SIGNAL IN SAID STORAGE MEANS IN ONE OR MORE LOCI CORRESPONDING TO SAID DISCRETE ELEMENT.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-06-14 | 1972-12-14 | 1973-06-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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