Data processing system having variable rate reader

Claim 1

IN A DATA PROCESSING MECHANISM, THE COMBINATION OF A RECORD MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON CHARACTER AND FUNCTIONAL CONTROL DATA RELATING TO OPERATION OF CORRESPONDING MECHANISMS OF A RECORDER TOGETHER WITH OTHER CONTROL DATA NOT RELATED TO OPERATION OF SAID RECORDER; A READER FOR SAID RECORD MEDIUM; MEANS FOR DETECTING SAID OTHER CONTROL DATA AS A CLASS, INCLUDING INVERTER MEANS FOR INDICATING ABSENCE OF DETECTION OF SAID OTHER CONTROL DATA; A SIGNAL GENERATOR PROVIDING FIRST TIMING SIGNALS AT A FIXED FREQUENCY; MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO EACH SAID FIRST TIMING SIGNAL TO ENABLE SAID READER TO SENSE THE DATA IN THE RECORD MEDIUM AND PROVIDE OUTPUT SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUT SIGNALS FOR SELECTING A PARTICULAR CIRCUIT CORRESPONDING TO THE DATA SENSED; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A FRIST TIMING SIGNAL FOR PRODUCING AN ACTUATING SIGNAL ON SAID SELECTED CIRCUIT; ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID CIRCUIT SIGNAL TO ACTUATE THE SELECTED ONE OF SAID RECORDER MECHANISMS CORRESPONDING TO THE SENSED ONE OF SAID CHARACTER AND FUNCTIONAL CONTROL DATA; MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESSURE OF A FIRST TIMING SIGNAL AND AN OUTPUT FROM SAID INVERTER MEANS, TO PROVIDE A SECOND TIMING SIGNAL OF DURATION GREATER THAN THE TIME REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION OF SAID OPERATION OF THE SELECTED RECORDER MECHANISM; AND MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO SAID SECOND TIMING SIGNAL TO INHIBIT PRODUCTION OF SAID ACTUATING SIGNAL ON SAID CIRCUIT.