US3206725A
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Assignee: Baird Atomic Inc
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Filing: 1961-07-06
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1981-07-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John A Fitzmaurice
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:33
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/12; G06V10/20; G06V10/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS APPEARING ON A SECTION OF FILM, INCLUDING A FIRST CATHODE RAY TUBE ADAPTED TO EMIT A SINGLE VERTICALLY OSCILLATING BEAMS OF LIGHT, BEAM SPLITTING MEANS FOR DIVIDING SAID SINGLE BEAM INTO A PAIR OF BEAMS, OPTICAL MEANS FOR DIRECTING SAID PAIR OF BEAMS SEPARATELY ONTO A PAIR OF ADJACENT CHARACTERS ON SAID FILM, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID BEAMS LATERALLY ACROSS SAID CHARACTERS, OPTICAL MEANS FOR SEPARATING THE PROJECTED IMAGES OF THE ILLUMINATED CHARACTERS, A SECOND CATHODE RAY TUBE ADAPTED TO DISPLAY SAID CHARACTER SEQUENTIALLY ON THE FACE THEREOF, FIRST PHOTOMULTIPLYING MEANS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE PROJECTED IMAGE OF ONE OF SAID CHARACTERS AND PROVIDE VIDEO MODULATION FOR SAID SECOND TUBE, POSITION DETECTING AND MEMORY MEANS HAVING A CONNECTION WITH THE VERTICAL DEFLECTION
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS APPEARING ON A SECTION OF FILM, INCLUDING A FIRST CATHODE RAY TUBE ADAPTED TO EMIT A SINGLE VERTICALLY OSCILLATING BEAMS OF LIGHT, BEAM SPLITTING MEANS FOR DIVIDING SAID SINGLE BEAM INTO A PAIR OF BEAMS, OPTICAL MEANS FOR DIRECTING SAID PAIR OF BEAMS SEPARATELY ONTO A PAIR OF ADJACENT CHARACTERS ON SAID FILM, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID BEAMS LATERALLY ACROSS SAID CHARACTERS, OPTICAL MEANS FOR SEPARATING THE PROJECTED IMAGES OF THE ILLUMINATED CHARACTERS, A SECOND CATHODE RAY TUBE ADAPTED TO DISPLAY SAID CHARACTER SEQUENTIALLY ON THE FACE THEREOF, FIRST PHOTOMULTIPLYING MEANS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE PROJECTED IMAGE OF ONE OF SAID CHARACTERS AND PROVIDE VIDEO MODULATION FOR SAID SECOND TUBE, POSITION DETECTING AND MEMORY MEANS HAVING A CONNECTION WITH THE VERTICAL DEFLECTION
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