Supplementary scan lexical symbol identifier

Claim 2

Apparatus for resolving a conflict in the identification of a lexical character comprising; means responsive to each of a plurality of conflict identification signals for scanning the character in a different one of a plurality of different scan patterns for each conflict signal, each scan pattern effecting a scan across a portion of the character which has a unique detectable quality for each possible solution to said conflict, said unique detectable quality being number of crossovers, and means responsive to said conflict identification and said unique detectable quality for providing a solution to the conflict, wherein said means for scanning comprises, means for electrically dividing the field of said characters into plural separate levels, means responsive to said conflict identification for selecting a level in which an identifying number of crossover points exists for the conflict, and means responsive to said selected level for scanning across said character at said selected level.

Claim 3

Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrically dividing means divides said field into groups of substantially orthogonal levels.

Claim 4

Apparatus for resolving a conflict in the identification of a lexical character comprising; means responsive to each of a plurality of conflict identification signals for scanning the character in a different one of a plurality of different scan patterns for each conflict signal, each scan pattern effecting a scan across a portion of the character which has a unique detectable quality for each possible solution to said conflict, said unique detectable quality being number of crossovers, and means responsive to said conflict identification and said unique detectable quality for providing a solution to the conflict, wherein said means for scanning comprises; a. first logic means responsive to said conflict for selecting one of a group of conditioning signals each representing a different level of the field of said character, the signal selected representing a level across which are a different number of crossovers for each possible solution to said conflict, b. means for generating electrical level signals corresponding to said different levels for every character being examined, c. means responsive to any conflict identification for causing a predetermined first scan in the field of said character and for providing voltage indications of the position of said scan, d. means responsive to said position indication voltages, said electrical level signals, and said selected conditioning signal representing a selected level for terminating said first scan and for causing a second scan across said character at said selected level when said scan reaches said selected level, and e. means for counting the number of crossovers encountered by said second scan.

Claim 5

Apparatus for resolving a conflict in the identification of a lexical character comprising; means responsive to each of a plurality of conflict identification signals for scanning the character in a different one of a plurality of different scan patterns for each conflict signal, each scan pattern effecting a scan across a portion of the character which has a unique detectable quality for each possible solution to said conflict, said unique detectable quality being number of crossovers, and means responsive to said conflict identification and said unique detectable quality for providing a solution to the conflict, wherein said means for scanning comprises; a. first logic means responsive to said conflict for selecting one of a group of conditioning signals each representing a different level of the field of said character, the signal selected representing a level across which are a different number of crossovers for each possible solution to said conflict, b. means for generating electrical level signals corresponding to said different levels for every character being examined, c. means responsive to any conflict identification for causing a predetermined first scan in the field of said character and for providing voltage indications of the position of said scan, d. means responsive to said position indication voltages, said electrical level signals, and said selected conditioning signal representing a selected level for terminating said first scan and for causing a second scan across said character at said selected level when said scan reaches said selected level, and e. means for counting the number of crossovers encountered by said second scan.

Claim 6

Apparatus for resolving a conflict in the identification of a lexical character comprising; means responsive to each of a plurality of conflict identification signals for scanning said character in a different one of a plurality of different scan patterns for each conflict signal, each scan pattern effecting a scan across a portion of the character which has a unique detectable quality for each possible solution to said conflict, said unique detectable quality being number of crossovers, and means responsive to said conflict identification and said unique detectable quality for providing a solution to the conflict, wherein said means for scanning comprises, a. means for generating horizontal and vertical control voltages for controlling the position of a scan character, b. means for generating normalized horizontal level voltages and normalized vertical level voltages corresponding to various horizontal and vertical levels of said character, c. a plurality of vertical discriminator means, each responsive to one vertical level voltage and the voltAge corresponding to the vertical position of said scan for providing an indication when said scan reaches said one vertical level, d. a plurality of horizontal discriminator means, each responsive to one horizontal level voltage and the voltage corresponding to the horizontal position of said scan for providing an indication when said scan reaches said one horizontal level, e. means responsive to the presence of a conflict for causing said control voltage generating means to move said scan in a predetermined pattern, f. means responsive to said conflict identification for selecting one vertical and one horizontal discriminator, g. means responsive to said horizontal discriminator indication that said scan has reached said one horizontal level for causing said control voltage generating means to move said scan across said character at said one horizontal level, and h. means responsive to said vertical discriminator indication that said scan has reached said one vertical level for causing said control voltage generating means to move said scan across said character at said one vertical level.

Claim 7

Apparatus for resolving a conflict in the identification of a lexical character comprising; means responsive to each of a plurality of conflict identification signals for scanning said character in a different one of a plurality of different scan patterns for each conflict signal, each scan pattern effecting a scan across a portion of the character which has a unique detectable quality for each possible solution to said conflict, said unique detectable quality being number of crossovers, and means responsive to said conflict identification and said unique detectable quality for providing a solution to the conflict, wherein said means for scanning comprises, a. means for generating horizontal and vertical control voltages for controlling the position of a scan character, b. means for generating normalized horizontal level voltages and normalized vertical level voltages corresponding to various horizontal and vertical levels of said character, c. a plurality of vertical discriminator means, each responsive to one vertical level voltage and the voltAge corresponding to the vertical position of said scan for providing an indication when said scan reaches said one vertical level, d. a plurality of horizontal discriminator means, each responsive to one horizontal level voltage and the voltage corresponding to the horizontal position of said scan for providing an indication when said scan reaches said one horizontal level, e. means responsive to the presence of a conflict for causing said control voltage generating means to move said scan in a predetermined pattern, f. means responsive to said conflict identification for selecting one vertical and one horizontal discriminator, g. means responsive to said horizontal discriminator indication that said scan has reached said one horizontal level for causing said control voltage generating means to move said scan across said character at said one horizontal level, and h. means responsive to said vertical discriminator indication that said scan has reached said one vertical level for causing said control voltage generating means to move said scan across said character at said one vertical level.