Memory devices including crossed conductors in the presence of field modifying elements

Claim 1

A SIGNAL TRANSLATING DEVICE COMPRISING A DRIVE CONDUCTOR, A PLURALITY OF PICK-UP CONDUCTORS CROSSING THE DRIVE CONDUCTORS AT THE SPACED POINTS SO AS TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTOR CROSSING-POINTS, INPUT MEANS THROUGH WHICH AN ELECTRIC CURRENT CAN BE SUPPLIED TO THE DRIVE CONDUCTOR, A SUPPORT MEANS ARRANGED TO MOVE PAST SAID CROSSING-POINTS, AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATING SHEET INFORMATION STORAGE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND CARRYING INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF DICRETE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING, NON-FERROMAGNETIC, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MODIFYING ELEMENTS CONSTITUTING METAL STRIPS MOUNTED ON SAID ELECTRICALLY INSULATING SHEET INFORMATION STORAGE MEMBER, EACH SAID FIELD MODIFYING ELEMENT BEING POSITIONED TO CO-OPERATE AT SOME TIME DURING THE MOVEMENT OF THE SUPPORT MEANS WITH A SAID CROSSING-POINT SO AS TO THEN ENABLE A SIGNAL TO BE INDUCED IN THE CORRESPONDING PICK-UP CONDUCTOR, AND ACTUATING MEANS LINKED WITH THE SUPPORT MEANS FOR CAUSING IT TO CARRY THE INFORMATION STORAGE MEMBER PAST THE CONDUCTOR CROSSING-POINTS.