Optical logic reading machine

Claim 1

IN AN OPTICAL CHARACTER READING MACHINE FOR CHARACTERS ON A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND; MEANS FOR FORMING AN IMAGE OF ONE OF SAID CHARACTERS AND ITS BACKGROUND; A RECEIVING SURFACE ON WHICH SAID IMAGE IS FORMED; MEANS TO CONDUCT LIGHT FROM DISCRETE PARTS OF SAID SURFACE ON WHICH SAID IMAGE IS FORMED TO INDIVIDUAL LIGHT DISTRIBUTION AREAS IN A MANNER SUCH THAT THE TOTAL OF ALL OF SAID AREAS EMITS A DISSECTED IMAGE OF THE CHARACTER AND ITS BACKGROUND; A GROUP OF ASSERTION PHOTOCELLS FOR THE CHARACTER; A PLURALITY OF NEGATION PHOTOCELLS; AND OPTICAL LOGIC COMBINING MEANS INCLUDING A GROUP OF LIGHT CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS FOR EACH CHARACTER, FOR OPTICALLY COUPLING PRESELECTED LIGHT DISTRIBUTION AREAS CONTAINING SAID DISSECTED IMAGE TO SAID PHOTOCELLS; EACH OF SAID GROUPS OF MEMBERS INCLUDING MEMBERS COUPLED BETWEEN SAID ASSERTION PHOTOCELLS AND PRESELECTED DISTRIBUTION AREAS, AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID GROUPS HAVING ONE MEMBER COUPLING A PREDETERMINED DISTRIBUTION AREAS WITH A PRESELECTED NEGATION PHOTOCELL.