Direct computing statistical system

Claim 2

In combination, a memory system capable of accepting and retaining detectable indicia, a marking station arranged to produce such indicia on said memory system, a first information source, means for producing relative movement between said memory system and said marking station at a rate proportional to the delivery of information to said means from said first source, a second information source, means for activating said marking station to produce such indicia on said memory system in response to information delivered to said marking station from said second source, indicator means, and means for reading the indicia on a preselected, discrete region of said memory system, said region incompassing a plurality of indicia in the direction of relative movement, said means for reading being operatIvely connected to actuate said indicator means to a condition indicative of the total information represented by the indicia embraced within said discrete region.

Claim 3

In combination, a memory system capable of accepting and retaining detectable indicia, a marking station arranged to produce such indicia on said memory system, means for producing relative movement between said memory system and said marking station at a predetermined time rate, an information source, means for activating said marking station to produce such indicia on said memory system in response to information delivered to said marking station from said source, indicator means, and means removed from said marking station for reading the indicia, said marking station and said reading means operatively connected to said indicator means to actuate said indicator means to a condition indicative of the total information represented by the indicia embraced within said discrete region.

Claim 4

In combination, a memory system capable of accepting and retaining detectable indicia, a marking station arranged to produce such indicia on said memory system, means for producing relative movement between said memory system and said marking station at a predetermined time rate, an information source, means for activating said marking station to produce such indicia on said memory system in response to information delivered to said marking station from said source, indicator means, and means removed from said marking station for reading the indicia, said marking station and said reading means operatively connected to said indicator means to actuate said indicator means to a condition indicative of the total information represented by the indicia embraced within said discrete region.

Claim 5

For use with an animal house having a receptacle for animal-ingestible material and means for delivering such material thereto in increments, a statistical system comprising: an indication-receiving element, means for driving said element unidirectionally at a predetermined velocity, recording means operatively associated with said element to record an indication on said element, means responsive to said material delivering means to actuate said recording means upon delivery of each increment of material, counting means, means responsive to said material-delivering means to increase the count in said counting means, a predetermined amount upon delivery of each increment of material, and reading means operatively associated with said element at a selectable spacing beyond said recording means to scan the recorded indications, said reading means being operatively connected to said counting means to reduce said count in said counting means by said predetermined amount in response to each of said indications read thereby, whereby said counting means indicates the quantity of material delivered to said receptacle during the preceding interval represented by said selectable spacing.

Claim 6

For use with an animal house having a receptacle for animal-ingestible material and means for delivering such material thereto in increments, a statistical system comprising: an indication-receiving element, means for driving said element unidirectionally at a predetermined velocity, recording means operatively associated with said element to record an indication on said element, means responsive to said material delivering means to actuate said recording means upon delivery of each increment of material, counting means, means responsive to said material-delivering means to increase the count in said counting means, a predetermined amount upon delivery of each increment of material, and reading means operatively associated with said element at a selectable spacing beyond said recording means to scan the recorded indications, said reading means being operatively connected to said counting means to reduce said count in said counting means by said predetermined amount in response to each of said indications read thereby, whereby said counting means indicates the quantity of material delivered to said receptacle during the preceding interval represented by said selectable spacing.

Claim 7

A statistical system for an animal house comprising, in combination with a receptacle for animal-ingestible material and means for delivering such material thereto in measured increments, a record-receiving element, means for continuously driving said element unidirectionally at constant velocity, means actuable to impress an indication on said element, means timed with said delivering means so to actuate said impressing means upon delivery of each such increment, means operatively associated with said element beyond said impressing means for scanning the indications so impressed thereon, and indicator means responsive to said impressing means and to said scanning means to indicate currently the quantity of such material delivered by said delivering means during a predetermined preceding time interval.

Claim 8

A statistical system for an animal house comprising, in combination with a receptacle for animal-ingestible material and means for delivering such material thereto in measured increments, a record-receiving element, means for continuously driving said element unidirectionally at constant velocity, means actuable to impress an indication on said element, means timed with said delivering means so to actuate said impressing means upon delivery of each such increment, means operatively associated with said element beyond said impressing means for scanning the indications so impressed thereon, and indicator means responsive to said impressing means and to said scanning means to indicate currently the quantity of such material delivered by said delivering means during a predetermined preceding time interval.

Claim 9

The system of claim 4 including a second receptacle, means for delivering water to said second receptacle in measured increments, second means actuable to impress a distinguishable indication on said element, means timed with said water delivery means so to actuate said second impressing means upon delivery of each such increment of water, separate means operatively associated with said element beyond said second impressing means for scanning said distinguishable indications, and second indicator means responsive to said second impressing means and to said second scanning means to indicate currently the quantity of water delivered by said water delivering means during such predetermined time interval.

Claim 10

The system of claim 4 in which said record receiving means is a substantially air-impervious sheet, said impressing means is a punch which, upon each actuation, produces an index comprising an opening of predetermined effective area through said sheet, and said scanning means is a read box provided with port means aligned with such openings as Said sheet passes over said box, and means effective to establish a pressure differential between the opposite sides of said sheet, said indicator comprising a manometer connected to read current values of such differential as affected by registration of such openings with said port means.

Claim 11

The system of claim 6 in which said box is divided into a plurality of separate sections each provided with its individual chamber and its individual port means, the port means of each section communicating only with the chamber of the same section, said sections being arranged in series for successive registry of said sheet therewith.

Claim 12

The system of claim 7 including a single manometer and separate conduit means connecting said manometer in parallel with said separate chambers so chambers of the several sections, valve means in each such conduit means, and valve-operating means for selectively controlling communication between said single manometer and each of said chambers.

Claim 13

In combination, an advanceable memory system, a first information source effective to advance said memory system at a rate proportional to delivery of information from said first source, a second information source effective to produce a detectable change in said memory system at a point dependent upon the current degree of advancement of said memory system, means cooperatively associated with said memory system for detecting each such change after a predetermined advancement of said memory system following the production of that change, and register means actuated forwardly each time such a detectable change is produced and actuated reversely each time such a change is detected by said detecting means.

Claim 14

In combination, an advanceable memory system, a first information source effective to advance said memory system at a rate proportional to delivery of information from said first source, a second information source effective to produce a detectable change in said memory system at a point dependent upon the current degree of advancement of said memory system, means cooperatively associated with said memory system for detecting each such change after a predetermined advancement of said memory system following the production of that change, and register means actuated forwardly each time such a detectable change is produced and actuated reversely each time such a change is detected by said detecting means.

Claim 15

A statistical system for monitoring a process comprising: means for detecting the present status of the process and for producing signals indicative thereof; memory means adapted to receive and record said signals; timing means for determining the elapsed time since the recording of specified ones of said signals; means for reading-out of said memory, a signal of a specified age; and register means responsive to said detecting means and said reading means and adapted to advance in response to signals from said detecting means and to decrement in response to signals read by said reading means.

Claim 16

A statistical system for monitoring a process comprising: means for detecting the present status of the process and for producing signals indicative thereof; memory means adapted to receive and record said signals; timing means for determining the elapsed time since the recording of specified ones of said signals; means for reading-out of said memory, a signal of a specified age; and register means responsive to said detecting means and said reading means and adapted to advance in response to signals from said detecting means and to decrement in response to signals read by said reading means.

Claim 17

The system of claim 10 wherein the contents of said register means represents the difference between the total value of the parameter of the process recorded and the total value of the parameter of the process read.

Claim 18

A statistical system for monitoring a process comprising: means for detecting the present status of the process and for producing signals indicative of a plurality of aspects of the present status of the process; memory means, having a plurality of locations therein, adapted to receive signals and record corresponding indicia indicative of a first of said aspects; means responsive to signals indicative of a second of said aspects for advancing said memory; and means for totalizing the information represented by the recorded indicia indicative of said first aspect contained in a predetermined number of the most recently advanced memory locations.

Claim 19

A statistical system for monitoring a process comprising: means for detecting the present status of the process and for producing signals indicative of a plurality of aspects of the present status of the process; memory means, having a plurality of locations therein, adapted to receive signals and record corresponding indicia indicative of a first of said aspects; means responsive to signals indicative of a second of said aspects for advancing said memory; and means for totalizing the information represented by the recorded indicia indicative of said first aspect contained in a predetermined number of the most recently advanced memory locations.