Pattern controls for automatic machines
Abstract
Abstract AN ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING ON AN OBJECT WITH AN AUTOMATIC MACHINE UNDER CONTROL OF COMMAND DATA RECORDED ON A RECORD MEDIUM SUCH AS ENDLESS TAPE WHEREIN THE DATA INCLUDES DATA REPRESENTING A PLURALITY OF OFFSET POSITIONS AND A SINGLE REPEAT PATTERN OF CONTROL TO BE REPEATEDLY EXECUTED N TIMES, AT LEAST ONCE AT EACH OF SAID OFFSET POSITIONS. A READER REPEATEDLY READS SAID DATA FROM THE TAPE AND A COUNTER CONTINUOUSLY COUNTS THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE REPEAT PATTERN HAS BEEN READ TO PROVIDE A REPEAT PATTERN COUNT NUMBER AND LOGIC CIRCUITRY RESPONSIVE TO THE COUNT NUMBER EQUALLING A COUNT OTHER THAN N FOR EXECUTING THE REPEAT PATTERN AT THE OFFSET POSITION CORRESPONDING TO THE COUNT NUMBER.
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- 👤 John M Rhoades
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