US3354450A
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Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1964-06-23
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Granted: 1967-11-21
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Expires: 1984-06-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John R Carthew
- 👤 Loizides Edward
- 👤 Louis A Mitta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:18
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A TRANSLATOR FOR CONVERTING A CHARACTER OF INFORMATION EXPRESSED IN A FIRST CODE TO THE SAME CHARACTER OF INFORMATION EXPRESSED IN A SECOND CODE, COMPRISING MEANS FOR RETAINING THE CHARACTER EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST CODE AND ENTERED INTO THE TRANSLATOR FOR TRANSLATION INTO SECOND CODE, MEANS DIVIDED INTO PLURAL SERIALLY ARRANGED STORAGE LOCATIONS FOR STORING A LIBRARY OF CHARACTERS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND CODES (SAID MEANS BEING DIVIDED INTO SLOTS AT LEAST EQUIVALENT IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS STORED), EACH CHARACTER AS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND CODES BEING SERIALLY STORED BY CODE AS A UNIQUE GROUP OF INFORMATION BITS IN ONE OF THE STORAGE LOCATIONS, MEANS COUPLED TO THE RETAINING MEANS AND THE STORING MEANS FOR COMPARING THE CHARACTER IN THE RETAINING MEANS WITH THE CHARACTERS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST CODE AND STORED IN THE STORING MEANS UNIT A COMPARISON IS EFFECTED, AND CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF A COMPARISON TO EFFECT THE TRANSLATION OF THE CHARACTER IN THE RETAINING MEANS AS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST CODE TO THE SAME CHARACTER EXPRESSED IN THE SECOND CODE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A TRANSLATOR FOR CONVERTING A CHARACTER OF INFORMATION EXPRESSED IN A FIRST CODE TO THE SAME CHARACTER OF INFORMATION EXPRESSED IN A SECOND CODE, COMPRISING MEANS FOR RETAINING THE CHARACTER EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST CODE AND ENTERED INTO THE TRANSLATOR FOR TRANSLATION INTO SECOND CODE, MEANS DIVIDED INTO PLURAL SERIALLY ARRANGED STORAGE LOCATIONS FOR STORING A LIBRARY OF CHARACTERS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND CODES (SAID MEANS BEING DIVIDED INTO SLOTS AT LEAST EQUIVALENT IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS STORED), EACH CHARACTER AS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND CODES BEING SERIALLY STORED BY CODE AS A UNIQUE GROUP OF INFORMATION BITS IN ONE OF THE STORAGE LOCATIONS, MEANS COUPLED TO THE RETAINING MEANS AND THE STORING MEANS FOR COMPARING THE CHARACTER IN THE RETAINING MEANS WITH THE CHARACTERS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST CODE AND STORED IN THE STORING MEANS UNIT A COMPARISON IS EFFECTED, AND CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF A COMPARISON TO EFFECT THE TRANSLATION OF THE CHARACTER IN THE RETAINING MEANS AS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST CODE TO THE SAME CHARACTER EXPRESSED IN THE SECOND CODE.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-11-20 | 1971-05-22 | 1971-11-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-11-20 | 1975-05-22 | 1975-11-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-11-20 | 1979-05-22 | 1979-11-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |