Tabulating and printing operations in a printing device for program controlled electronic computers

Claim 2

A computing system having an output printer comprising: a storage means for containing print length instructions and data to be printed, said storage means including a predetermined register means for containing a tag bit where the location of said tag bit in said predetermined register determines the print length; an instruction register means for receiving said print length instructions, an input of said instruction register being connected to an output of said storage means; counter means for determining said location of said tag bit in accordance with said print length instructions received by said instruction register, an input of said counter being connected to an output of said instruction register; and means, connected between said counter and said storage, for writing said tag bit into said location determined by said counter means.

Claim 3

A data processor, having an output printer, comprising: a storage means, said storage means including a predetermined register means for containing a tag bit wheRe the location of said tag bit in said predetermined register determines the number of decimal places to be printed; input means for selecting the number of decimal places to be printed; counter means for determining said location of said tag bit in accordance with said number selected by said input means, said input means being connected to said counter; and means, connected between said counter and said storage, for writing said tag bit into said location determined by said counter.

Claim 4

A data processor, having an output printer, comprising: a storage means, said storage means including a predetermined register means for containing a tag bit wheRe the location of said tag bit in said predetermined register determines the number of decimal places to be printed; input means for selecting the number of decimal places to be printed; counter means for determining said location of said tag bit in accordance with said number selected by said input means, said input means being connected to said counter; and means, connected between said counter and said storage, for writing said tag bit into said location determined by said counter.

Claim 5

A computing system-printer combination including automatic and manual tabulation control comprising: a storage means for containing tabulation instructions and data to be printed, said storage means including a predetermined register for containing a tag bit, the location of said tag bit in said predetermined register determining the tabulation length; a printer having connected thereto manual means for controlling tabulation and manual means for entering information to be printed; an instruction register means for receiving said tabulation instructions from said storage means, said instruction register being connected to said printer in parallel with said manual means for controlling tabulation; an intermediate output store means for receiving said data to be printed from said storage means, said intermediate output store means being connected to said printer in parallel with said manual means for entering information; counter means for determining said location of said tag bit in accordance with said tabulation instructions received by said instruction register; means for connecting an output of said instruction register to an input of said counter; and means, connected between said counter and said storage, for writing said tag bit into said location determined by said counter means.

Claim 6

A computing system-printer combination including automatic and manual tabulation control comprising: a storage means for containing tabulation instructions and data to be printed, said storage means including a predetermined register for containing a tag bit, the location of said tag bit in said predetermined register determining the tabulation length; a printer having connected thereto manual means for controlling tabulation and manual means for entering information to be printed; an instruction register means for receiving said tabulation instructions from said storage means, said instruction register being connected to said printer in parallel with said manual means for controlling tabulation; an intermediate output store means for receiving said data to be printed from said storage means, said intermediate output store means being connected to said printer in parallel with said manual means for entering information; counter means for determining said location of said tag bit in accordance with said tabulation instructions received by said instruction register; means for connecting an output of said instruction register to an input of said counter; and means, connected between said counter and said storage, for writing said tag bit into said location determined by said counter means.

Claim 7

A system according to claim 3 wherein: said counter comprises a shift register and an adder with the output of said shift register connected to an input of said adder and the output of said adder connected to the input of said shift register so as to form a closed loop; and wherein, an indication of the desired tabulation length is inserted into said shift register by means of said means for connecting an output of said instruction register to an input of said counter.

Claim 8

A system according to claim 4 including: means, connected between said printer and said storage and responsive to said printer, for shifting said tag bit in said predetermined register.

Claim 9

A computing-printing arrangement comprising: a storage means for containing printing instructions, including print length instructions, and data to be printed, said storage means including a first and a second predetermined register for containing a first and second tag bit, the location of said first tag bit determining the number of decimal places to be printed and the location of said second tab bit determining the print length; an instruction register means for receiving said print length instructions from said storage, said instruction register being connected to said storage; input means for selecting the number of decimal places to be printed; counter means for determining, during a first time period, said location of said first tag bit in accordance with said number selected by said input means and, during a second time period, said location of said second tag bit in accordance with said print length instructions received by said instruction register; means for connecting an output of said input means to an input of said counter; means for connecting an output of said instruction register to an output of said counter; and means, connected between said counter and said storage for writing said tag bits into said location as determined by said counter.

Claim 10

A computing-printing arrangement comprising: a storage means for containing printing instructions, including print length instructions, and data to be printed, said storage means including a first and a second predetermined register for containing a first and second tag bit, the location of said first tag bit determining the number of decimal places to be printed and the location of said second tab bit determining the print length; an instruction register means for receiving said print length instructions from said storage, said instruction register being connected to said storage; input means for selecting the number of decimal places to be printed; counter means for determining, during a first time period, said location of said first tag bit in accordance with said number selected by said input means and, during a second time period, said location of said second tag bit in accordance with said print length instructions received by said instruction register; means for connecting an output of said input means to an input of said counter; means for connecting an output of said instruction register to an output of said counter; and means, connected between said counter and said storage for writing said tag bits into said location as determined by said counter.

Claim 11

A data processor, having an output printer provided with tabulation stops settable at selectable printing positions to establish a printing format and comprising: storage means for storing data to be printed and tabulation and printing instructions, said tabulation instructions including instructions for setting tabulation stops at printing positions specified by said tabulation instructions; means for indicating the instruction to be executed, said indicating means being supplied by said storage means; means for setting tabulation stops in accordance with the instructions for setting tabulation stops indicated by said indicating means, and means for connecting said indicating means to said setting means.

Claim 12

A data processor, having an output printer provided with tabulation stops settable at selectable printing positions to establish a printing format and comprising: storage means for storing data to be printed and tabulation and printing instructions, said tabulation instructions including instructions for setting tabulation stops at printing positions specified by said tabulation instructions; means for indicating the instruction to be executed, said indicating means being supplied by said storage means; means for setting tabulation stops in accordance with the instructions for setting tabulation stops indicated by said indicating means, and means for connecting said indicating means to said setting means.

Claim 13

A data processor according to claim 7, wherein said processor is provided with a reading device for reading a record member having recorded thereon a series of instructions including instructions for setting tabulation stops, said reading device being settable for supplying the read instructions to said storage means through transferring means which connect said reading means to said storage means.

Claim 14

A data processor, having an output device, comprising: storage means containing a series of characters to be successively transferred to said output device, a movable tag bit being associated with the character currently designated to be transferred; means supplied by said storage means with the character currently designated by said tag bit for transferring said character to said output device, and means responsive to the transmission of said character to said output device for shifting said movable tag bit in correspondence with the next character to be transferred.

Claim 15

A data processor, having an output device, comprising: storage means containing a series of characters to be successively transferred to said output device, a movable tag bit being associated with the character currently designated to be transferred; means supplied by said storage means with the character currently designated by said tag bit for transferring said character to said output device, and means responsive to the transmission of said character to said output device for shifting said movable tag bit in correspondence with the next character to be transferred.

Claim 16

A data processor, having an output printer providing a line of print having a predetermined maximum length comprising: storage means comprising a plurality of registers each having a capacity greater than said length and at least one of said registers containing a series of characters to be printed successively by said printer, the character to be currently printed being indicated by a movable tag bit, said tag bit being located in said register at the location of said character; means, supplied by said storage means with the character currently designated by said tag bit, for causing said printer to print said character; means, responsive to the printing of said character by said printer for shifting said movable tag bit, to the location of the next character to be printed; a second one of said registers having recorded therein a sign in a location, which location determined the maximum printing length, and means responsive to the occupation of corresponding locations by said movable tag bit and said sign in said first and second registers respectively, for interrupting the printing of characters, and causing automatically a return to the initial printing position, a line-spacing and a resumption of the printing of the subsequent characters in said series.

Claim 17

A data processor, having an output printer providing a line of print having a predetermined maximum length comprising: storage means comprising a plurality of registers each having a capacity greater than said length and at least one of said registers containing a series of characters to be printed successively by said printer, the character to be currently printed being indicated by a movable tag bit, said tag bit being located in said register at the location of said character; means, supplied by said storage means with the character currently designated by said tag bit, for causing said printer to print said character; means, responsive to the printing of said character by said printer for shifting said movable tag bit, to the location of the next character to be printed; a second one of said registers having recorded therein a sign in a location, which location determined the maximum printing length, and means responsive to the occupation of corresponding locations by said movable tag bit and said sign in said first and second registers respectively, for interrupting the printing of characters, and causing automatically a return to the initial printing position, a line-spacing and a resumption of the printing of the subsequent characters in said series.