US3579252A — Computer driven displays employing pattern recogn…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 99 words

Apparatus comprising: means for receiving a series of digital input signals; first means for generating a display, in a first matrix format, of signals representative of those received; means for storing digital reference signals; second means for generating a display, in a second matrix format, of signals representative of said reference signals; means for superposing the displays of said first and second matrix formats for comparison purposes; including in said first means and said second means additional means for displaying a first digital signal in a first visible color and a different digital signal in a second visible color.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 99 words

Apparatus comprising: means for receiving a series of digital input signals; first means for generating a display, in a first matrix format, of signals representative of those received; means for storing digital reference signals; second means for generating a display, in a second matrix format, of signals representative of said reference signals; means for superposing the displays of said first and second matrix formats for comparison purposes; including in said first means and said second means additional means for displaying a first digital signal in a first visible color and a different digital signal in a second visible color.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 66 words

The apparatus of claim 1 including a cathode-ray tube having a target screen on which said first matrix format and said second matrix format are superposed, means for automatically generating a trigger signal in response to a mismatch between the patterns yielded by said first and second matrix formats, and means responsive to said trigger signal for taking a photograph in color of said target screen.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 102 words

In combination: a cathode ray tube with a target screen and a faceplate associated therewith; a sheetlike member containing photochromic material abutting said faceplate; a scintillator detector for generating information-bearing optical signals abutting the other side of said sheetlike member; and control means responsive to said optical signals for providing further information-bearing signals; said target screen comprising means to generate and transmit radiation through said faceplate which is capable of darkening said photochromic material, and which in the absence of said darkening is transmitted through the photochromic material in order to excite said scintillator detector, thereby to produce said information-bearing optical signals.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 102 words

In combination: a cathode ray tube with a target screen and a faceplate associated therewith; a sheetlike member containing photochromic material abutting said faceplate; a scintillator detector for generating information-bearing optical signals abutting the other side of said sheetlike member; and control means responsive to said optical signals for providing further information-bearing signals; said target screen comprising means to generate and transmit radiation through said faceplate which is capable of darkening said photochromic material, and which in the absence of said darkening is transmitted through the photochromic material in order to excite said scintillator detector, thereby to produce said information-bearing optical signals.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 108 words

The combination of claim 3 including means for exciting the target screen with a scannable electron beam thereby to produce a first pattern of radiation capable of selectively darkening said photochromic material; means to produce in register with the first pattern a second pattern of radiation capable of exciting said scintillator detector, whereby when the first and second patterns do not match the undarkened photochromic material will transmit at least part of the second pattern of radiatioN in order to excite said scintillator detector; and including means for automatically taking a photograph of the patterns on the target screen in response to an output from said control means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 29 words

The combination of claim 3 wherein said scintillator detector is sheetlike, and wherein said control means is responsive to optical signals emerging from an edge of the scintillator detector.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 123 words

An optical signal integrating device comprising an optical storage medium having first regions which transmit and second regions which absorb optical radiation; a source of radiation in the optical range; means disposed on one side of said storage medium for directing optical radiation from said source upon said storage medium so as to be selectively transmitted and absorbed by different regions thereof; sheetlike scintillator means disposed on the other side of said storage medium in order to be impinged upon by the optical radiation transmitted through said medium, said scintillator being responsive to the transmitted radiation thereby to generate optical signals; and means responsive to said optical signals for providing a further signal representative of the optical radiation transmitted through said storage medium.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 123 words

An optical signal integrating device comprising an optical storage medium having first regions which transmit and second regions which absorb optical radiation; a source of radiation in the optical range; means disposed on one side of said storage medium for directing optical radiation from said source upon said storage medium so as to be selectively transmitted and absorbed by different regions thereof; sheetlike scintillator means disposed on the other side of said storage medium in order to be impinged upon by the optical radiation transmitted through said medium, said scintillator being responsive to the transmitted radiation thereby to generate optical signals; and means responsive to said optical signals for providing a further signal representative of the optical radiation transmitted through said storage medium.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 16 words

The device of claim 6 wherein said sheetlike scintillator is disposed adjacent said optical storage medium.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 28 words

The device of claim 6 wherein the means responsive to the optical signals are disposed to receive the optical signals which emanate from an edge of the scintillator.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 169 words

Apparatus for detecting malfunctions in a digital processing device which is capable of performing a predetermined operation on signals supplied thereto comprising: means for generating a first group of input digital signals; means for applying said first group of signals to said device; means responsive to the output of said device for plotting the digital output signals in a first matrix format; means for generating a second group of reference digital signals representative of the output signals which are to be expected from a normally functioning device; means for plotting said reference signals in a second matrix format; means for superposing said first and second matrix formats for comparison purposes; and wherein said means for plotting the signals comprises a cathode ray tube having an electron gun and a target screen with a plurality of color producing phosphor regions, means for scanning an electron beam furnished by said gun across said regions, and means responsive to the digital output signals for displaying differently valued digital signals in different colors.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 169 words

Apparatus for detecting malfunctions in a digital processing device which is capable of performing a predetermined operation on signals supplied thereto comprising: means for generating a first group of input digital signals; means for applying said first group of signals to said device; means responsive to the output of said device for plotting the digital output signals in a first matrix format; means for generating a second group of reference digital signals representative of the output signals which are to be expected from a normally functioning device; means for plotting said reference signals in a second matrix format; means for superposing said first and second matrix formats for comparison purposes; and wherein said means for plotting the signals comprises a cathode ray tube having an electron gun and a target screen with a plurality of color producing phosphor regions, means for scanning an electron beam furnished by said gun across said regions, and means responsive to the digital output signals for displaying differently valued digital signals in different colors.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 47 words

The apparatus of claim 9 including means for periodically interrupting the plotting of at least one of the two matrix formats thereby to provide a viewable blink effect when the signals plotted in the first matrix and the signals plotted in the second matrix do not match.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 110 words

In a system for analyzing a plurality of variable data inputs: first means for quantizing each of the data inputs into a plurality of discrete level signals; second means for plotting said discrete level signals in a first matrix format; a source of reference data inputs; and third means for comparing the discrete level signals to said reference signals; said third means comprising means for plotting said reference data inputs in a second matrix format and means for superposing said first and second matrix formats for comparison purposes; including means for plotting said discrete level signals so that different discrete levels are plotted in different colors on the matrix format.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 110 words

In a system for analyzing a plurality of variable data inputs: first means for quantizing each of the data inputs into a plurality of discrete level signals; second means for plotting said discrete level signals in a first matrix format; a source of reference data inputs; and third means for comparing the discrete level signals to said reference signals; said third means comprising means for plotting said reference data inputs in a second matrix format and means for superposing said first and second matrix formats for comparison purposes; including means for plotting said discrete level signals so that different discrete levels are plotted in different colors on the matrix format.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 32 words

A system in accordance with claim 11 wherein said source of reference data inputs comprises a photographic storage medium wherein different level signals are stored in different colors in a matrix format.

Claim 18

Independent Claim 114 words

The method of testing the memory section of a digital computer comprising the steps of (1) scanning the memory section to derive signals representative of the information stored at a plurality of memory locations, and (2) scanning in Synchronism a display medium, and (3) modulating said display medium to generate a first light pattern in matrix format representative of said stored information, and (4) superposing on said display medium in register with said first light pattern a second light pattern in matrix format representative of another set of stored information; including generating a first color to display a first memory state, and means to generate a second color to display a second memory state.

Claim 19

Independent Claim 114 words

The method of testing the memory section of a digital computer comprising the steps of (1) scanning the memory section to derive signals representative of the information stored at a plurality of memory locations, and (2) scanning in Synchronism a display medium, and (3) modulating said display medium to generate a first light pattern in matrix format representative of said stored information, and (4) superposing on said display medium in register with said first light pattern a second light pattern in matrix format representative of another set of stored information; including generating a first color to display a first memory state, and means to generate a second color to display a second memory state.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 45 words

The method of claim 13 including the step of automatically comparing the information stored in said memory section with the other set of stored information, and photographing in color said display medium when the comparison indicates a mismatch between the first and second light patterns.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 103 words

In combination: a primary source of data signals; first means for sequentially sampling said data signals; second means for quantizing the sampled data signals into a plurality of different discrete levels; third means for displaying the sampled data signals in a first matrix pattern format; fourth means for making visually distinct the different discrete levels; and fifth means for superposing a pattern derived from a source of data signals alternate to said primary source of data signals on said first matrix pattern; wherein said fourth means comprises means for displaying different discrete levels in different colors in order to make them visually distinct.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 103 words

In combination: a primary source of data signals; first means for sequentially sampling said data signals; second means for quantizing the sampled data signals into a plurality of different discrete levels; third means for displaying the sampled data signals in a first matrix pattern format; fourth means for making visually distinct the different discrete levels; and fifth means for superposing a pattern derived from a source of data signals alternate to said primary source of data signals on said first matrix pattern; wherein said fourth means comprises means for displaying different discrete levels in different colors in order to make them visually distinct.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 38 words

The combination of claim 15 wherein said source of data signals alternate to said primary source comprises a photographic storage medium wherein different discrete levels of the data signals are stored in different colors in a matrix format.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 139 words

In a pattern matching apparatus for automatically comparing a first set of optical signals displayable in matrix format with a second set of optical signals displayable in matrix format, the combination comprising: a photochromic screen; means for first projecting said first set of optical signals on said screen to darken selected areas thereof corresponding to high brightness points in the matrix; means for next projecting said second set of optical signals on said screen in a superposed relationship with respect to the first set of signals; optical detection means comprising a sheetlike scintillator disposed in the path of and responsive to said second set of optical signals which are transmitted through the selectively darkened photochromic screen, for providing a trigger signal; and means responsive to said control signal for recording at least one set of the signals being compared.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 139 words

In a pattern matching apparatus for automatically comparing a first set of optical signals displayable in matrix format with a second set of optical signals displayable in matrix format, the combination comprising: a photochromic screen; means for first projecting said first set of optical signals on said screen to darken selected areas thereof corresponding to high brightness points in the matrix; means for next projecting said second set of optical signals on said screen in a superposed relationship with respect to the first set of signals; optical detection means comprising a sheetlike scintillator disposed in the path of and responsive to said second set of optical signals which are transmitted through the selectively darkened photochromic screen, for providing a trigger signal; and means responsive to said control signal for recording at least one set of the signals being compared.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 32 words

The combination of claim 17 wherein the sheetlike scintillator responsive to the optical signals transmitted through the photochromic screen is disposed adjacent thereto without the use of an intermediate optical relay lens.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1974-05-17	1974-11-16	1975-05-18	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1978-05-17	1978-11-16	1979-05-18	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1982-05-17	1982-11-16	1983-05-18	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Computer driven displays employing pattern recognition techniques

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