Optical character reading machine with a photocell mosaic examining device

Claim 1

IN A READING MACHINE, AN EXAMINATION DEVICE HAVING A FIELD OF VIEW ACROSS WHICH AN UNKNOWN CHARACTER PASSES, MEANS CONTINUALLY PROVIDING ANALOG INTELLIGENCE OUTPUTS FROM SAID DEVICE AS SAID CHARACTER PASSES, ANALOG STORAGE MEANS FOR EACH OF A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERS TO BE IDENTIFIED, ANALOG CORRELATION MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SID OUTPUTS FOR IMPRESSING SIGNALS ON SAID STORAGE MEANS CORRESPONDING TO THE INTELLIGENCE OUTPUTS FOR PREDETERMINED GROUPINGS OF THE AREAS OF SAID EXAMINATION DEVICE, A PORTION OF SAID INTELLIGENCE-OUTPUT-PROVIDING MEANS ALSO CONSTITUTING MEANS RESPONDIDNG TO THE FULL OCCUPANCY OF THE CHARACTER IN SAID FIELD VIEW TO PROVIDE A TRIGGER SIGNAL, AND MEANS RESPONDING TO SAID TRIGGER SIGNAL TO INTERROGATE EACH STORAGE MEANS AND YIELD A SIGNAL WHICH IDENTIFIES THE STORAGE MEANS HAVING THE OPTIMUM STORED SIGNAL AT THE TIME OF SAID TRIGGER.