US3665115A
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Stenographic apparatus providing a magnetically recorded digitally encoded record
Assignee: Diginetics Inc
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Filing: 1970-02-18
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Granted: 1972-05-23
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Expires: 1990-02-18
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for producing a magnetically recorded digitally encoded record when interfaced to a conventional key operated stenographic machine, responsive to the operation of such stenographic machine. The respective keys of the stenographic machine keyboard are interfaced to an electrical circuit of a recorder for producing a magnetic tape record. The recorder generally includes an input register and two internal buffer registers controlling information transfer rates between the keyboard and the magnetic tape unit. A clock oscillator permits transfer from the input register to the buffer registers and from the buffer registers to an output register. An input major cycle counter and an input minor cycle counter is associated with each of the buffer registers for accumulating the number of words in storage. As counts from the two cycle counters are accumulated, the input from a buffer register is transferred to the output register and written on the tape in pretimed relationship to movement of the tape. Thus, the apparatus provides a magnetically recorded record which is readable by digital computing equipment for automatically preparing a transcription of the record.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard K Snook
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F5/00; G06F5/06; G06F5/16; B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/26; B41J3/44; B41J3/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
For use with a stenographic machine of the type having a plurality of keys which are manually operated in predetermined combinations to make a printed record suitable for later transcription, a system for providing a digitally encoded record corresponding to the printed record, which digitally encoded record is readable by digital type equipment for automatically preparing a transcription of the record according to the correlation of said predetermined combinations with the subject matter being recorded, said system comprising: a. recordation means for recording an element on a magnetically recordable record member capable of having information recorded thereon through remanent magnetic induction in accordance with actuation of any of said keys in said predetermined combinations, said element formIng part of a digital code and which element is characterized by its position on said magnetically recordable member in order to produce said magnetically recorded digitally encoded record, b. means for advancing said magnetically recordable member to place an unrecorded section of said magnetically recordable member in position for recording, and c. means operatively associated with said recordation means and said advancing means for enabling said recordation means to record said elements on said magnetically recordable member during movement of said record member and in timed relationship to movement of said record member whereby a section of said magnetically recordable member is recorded for each operation of said keys in said predetermined combinations, thereby providing a digitally encoded record suitable for automatic transcription of the subject matter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
244 words
For use with a stenographic machine of the type having a plurality of keys which are manually operated in predetermined combinations to make a printed record suitable for later transcription, a system for providing a digitally encoded record corresponding to the printed record, which digitally encoded record is readable by digital type equipment for automatically preparing a transcription of the record according to the correlation of said predetermined combinations with the subject matter being recorded, said system comprising: a. recordation means for recording an element on a magnetically recordable record member capable of having information recorded thereon through remanent magnetic induction in accordance with actuation of any of said keys in said predetermined combinations, said element formIng part of a digital code and which element is characterized by its position on said magnetically recordable member in order to produce said magnetically recorded digitally encoded record, b. means for advancing said magnetically recordable member to place an unrecorded section of said magnetically recordable member in position for recording, and c. means operatively associated with said recordation means and said advancing means for enabling said recordation means to record said elements on said magnetically recordable member during movement of said record member and in timed relationship to movement of said record member whereby a section of said magnetically recordable member is recorded for each operation of said keys in said predetermined combinations, thereby providing a digitally encoded record suitable for automatic transcription of the subject matter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The system of claim 1 further characterized in that said digital code is recorded in a position transverse on said member with respect to movement of said member responsive to actuation of said keys, and where one operation of said keys produces elements of said digital code in a selected number of rows of said magnetically recordable member which are located transverse to the movement of said magnetically recordable member.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
302 words
An apparatus for producing a digitally encoded record in a first code on a magnetically recordable record member capable of having information recorded thereon through remanent magnetic induction and which first code corresponds to a printed record in a second code produced by a stenographic machine having a plurality of manually operable keys, and where said digitally encoded record is readable by digital type equipment for preparing a transcription from said record member correspondable to a transcription capable of being prepared from said printed record, said apparatus comprising: a. means for operatively connecting said apparatus to said stenographic machine, b. code generation means forming part of said apparatus to produce a signal recordable on said magnetically recordable record member where said signal forms an element of said first code responsive to actuation of associated keys on said stenographic machine and where the elements of the second code are produced by operation of said keys, c. means responsive to operation of said keys to actuate said code generation means, d. magnetic type data storage means operatively connected to said code generation means for temporarily storing the elements of said first code, e. output circuit means operatively connected to said data storage means to convert elements of said first code to proper format for recording on said magnetically recordable record member, f. recordation means operatively connected to said output circuit means to receive the elements of the first code and to record said elements of said first code on said magnetically recordable record member, and g. advancing means to advance said magnetically recordable record member to an unrecorded section thereof to a position for recording thereon, whereby a section of said recordable record member is recorded in said first code to produce a digitally encoded record on said record member suitable for automatic transcription.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
302 words
An apparatus for producing a digitally encoded record in a first code on a magnetically recordable record member capable of having information recorded thereon through remanent magnetic induction and which first code corresponds to a printed record in a second code produced by a stenographic machine having a plurality of manually operable keys, and where said digitally encoded record is readable by digital type equipment for preparing a transcription from said record member correspondable to a transcription capable of being prepared from said printed record, said apparatus comprising: a. means for operatively connecting said apparatus to said stenographic machine, b. code generation means forming part of said apparatus to produce a signal recordable on said magnetically recordable record member where said signal forms an element of said first code responsive to actuation of associated keys on said stenographic machine and where the elements of the second code are produced by operation of said keys, c. means responsive to operation of said keys to actuate said code generation means, d. magnetic type data storage means operatively connected to said code generation means for temporarily storing the elements of said first code, e. output circuit means operatively connected to said data storage means to convert elements of said first code to proper format for recording on said magnetically recordable record member, f. recordation means operatively connected to said output circuit means to receive the elements of the first code and to record said elements of said first code on said magnetically recordable record member, and g. advancing means to advance said magnetically recordable record member to an unrecorded section thereof to a position for recording thereon, whereby a section of said recordable record member is recorded in said first code to produce a digitally encoded record on said record member suitable for automatic transcription.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further characterized in that an element of said first code recorded on said magnetically recordable record member resulting from actuation of a particular stenographic machine key is characterized by its location on said record member and is thereby distinct from elements of said code recorded on said record member resulting from actuation of any other particular stenographic machine key.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further characterized in that the digitally encoded record is readable by automatic computing equipment of digital or hybrid construction for automatically preparing a transcription of said record.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further characterized in that the advancing means is actuated to advance said magnetically recordable record member a predetermined distance upon transfer of information in said first code to said magnetically recordable member.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
227 words
An apparatus for producing a digitally encoded record in a first code on a magnetically recordable record member capable of having information recorded thereon through remnant magnetic induction and which first code corresponds to the printed record in a second code of a stenographic machine having a plurality of manually operable keys, said apparatus comprising: a. means for operatively connecting said apparatus to said stenographic machine, b. code generation means forming part of said apparatus to produce elements of said first code in response to actuation of the keys of said stenographic machine, c. retention means of the type capable of having magnetic or electrical data stored thereon and being operatively connected to said code generation means for retention of the generated elements of the first code, responsive to the actuation of said keys, d. recording means operatively connected to said magnetic retention means for recording said elements of said first code on said record member, and e. advancing means for advancing said record member and simultaneously introducing the elements of said first code in said retention means to said recording means for recording said elements of said first code on said record member during movement of said record member to thereby produce a digitally encoded record on said record member in said first code corresponding to the elements of said second code on said printed record.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
227 words
An apparatus for producing a digitally encoded record in a first code on a magnetically recordable record member capable of having information recorded thereon through remnant magnetic induction and which first code corresponds to the printed record in a second code of a stenographic machine having a plurality of manually operable keys, said apparatus comprising: a. means for operatively connecting said apparatus to said stenographic machine, b. code generation means forming part of said apparatus to produce elements of said first code in response to actuation of the keys of said stenographic machine, c. retention means of the type capable of having magnetic or electrical data stored thereon and being operatively connected to said code generation means for retention of the generated elements of the first code, responsive to the actuation of said keys, d. recording means operatively connected to said magnetic retention means for recording said elements of said first code on said record member, and e. advancing means for advancing said record member and simultaneously introducing the elements of said first code in said retention means to said recording means for recording said elements of said first code on said record member during movement of said record member to thereby produce a digitally encoded record on said record member in said first code corresponding to the elements of said second code on said printed record.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
86 words
The apparatus of claim 7 further characterized in that said retention means comprises a plurality of storage members which operate in conjunction with each other so that information is introduced into a first storage member of said plurality of storage members until the information capacity of said first storage member is achieved, and means for causing a switching of the information to be introduced into a second storage member of said plurality of storage members when the first of said storage members has reached information capacity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further characterized in that means is operatively connected to each of said storage members to enable the transfer of information to said record member from one of said storage members simultaneously with the introduction of information in said other of said storage members.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein a selected number of the elements of said first code from a byte and a preselected number of bytes form a word, said apparatus further being characterized in that means is operatively associated with said recording means to enable the preselected number of bytes to be consecutively recorded on said record member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus of claim 10 further characterized in that means is provided for generating a control bit to be located in at least one of the bytes associated with each word for recordation along with such byte of elements on said record member.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
182 words
The method of providing a digitally encoded record in a first code corresponding to the printed record in a second code made from a stenographic machine having a plurality of keys thereon; said method comprising: a. operating the keys on said machine to produce a stenographic record from elements of said second code on said record member corresponding to elements of an intelligible language, and where each key produces at least one element of said second code produced by any other key, b. generating elements of said first code in response to actuation of the keys on said stenographic machine, c. retaining the elements of said first code in a storage member for ultimate recordation on a record member, and d. advancing said record member and simultaneously introducing the elements of said first code from said storage member to said record member in timed relatIonship to movement of said record member to thereby produce a digitally encoded record in said first code on said record member corresponding to the elements of said second code and to the elements of said intelligible language.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
182 words
The method of providing a digitally encoded record in a first code corresponding to the printed record in a second code made from a stenographic machine having a plurality of keys thereon; said method comprising: a. operating the keys on said machine to produce a stenographic record from elements of said second code on said record member corresponding to elements of an intelligible language, and where each key produces at least one element of said second code produced by any other key, b. generating elements of said first code in response to actuation of the keys on said stenographic machine, c. retaining the elements of said first code in a storage member for ultimate recordation on a record member, and d. advancing said record member and simultaneously introducing the elements of said first code from said storage member to said record member in timed relatIonship to movement of said record member to thereby produce a digitally encoded record in said first code on said record member corresponding to the elements of said second code and to the elements of said intelligible language.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of providing a digitally encoded record of claim 12 further characterized in that the method also comprises the advancing of said printed record and the record member in temporal relationship so as to place unrecorded sections of said record member in position for recording, and automatically transcribing said digitally encoded record member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of providing a digitally encoded record of claim 12 wherein each element of the first code is characterized by its location on said record member with respect to the other elements of said first code and is thereby rendered distinct from another element of the first code on said record member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of providing a digitally encoded record of claim 12 further characterized in that a group of elements of said first code comprises a byte of elements and a group of bytes comprises one word of elements of the first code, and that all the elements of one byte are simultaneously recorded on said record member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of providing a digitally encoded record of claim 15 further characterized in that the group of bytes comprising one word are sequentially recorded on said record member.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of providing a digitally encoded record of claim 16 further characterized in that a control bit is generated for inclusion in at least one of the bytes forming part of each word for proper recordation on said record member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
280 words
Apparatus for producing a digitally encoded record in a digital code on a record member of the type having information recorded thereon through remanent magnetic induction and which first code corresponds to the printed record in a character code of a key operated stenographic machine, and which digital code on said record member is capable of being read by digital type equipment, said apparatus comprising; a. means for generating signals responsive to actuation of the keys of said stenographic machine, b. means for generating a plurality of informational bits in said digital code in response to receipt of said signals, c. first storage means for temporarily retaining a group of said informational bits, d. second storage means cooperatively associated with said first storage means for temporarily retaining a group of said informational bits, e. monitoring means operatively associated with said first and second storage means to enable storage of informational bits in said first storage means until capacity thereof and then enabling storage of informational bits in said second storage means after capacity of said first storage means is achieved, f. switching means operatively associated with said monitoring means to enable transference of information after said first storage means has achieved capacity level and simultaneously permit said monitoring means to enable storage of informational bits into said second storage means, and g. output means operatively connected to said first and second storage means to receive informational bits from each said storage means at properly selected times and presenting said informational bits to a record member for recordation thereon to thereby produce said digitally encoded record member in said digital code and corresponding to the character code on said printed record.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
280 words
Apparatus for producing a digitally encoded record in a digital code on a record member of the type having information recorded thereon through remanent magnetic induction and which first code corresponds to the printed record in a character code of a key operated stenographic machine, and which digital code on said record member is capable of being read by digital type equipment, said apparatus comprising; a. means for generating signals responsive to actuation of the keys of said stenographic machine, b. means for generating a plurality of informational bits in said digital code in response to receipt of said signals, c. first storage means for temporarily retaining a group of said informational bits, d. second storage means cooperatively associated with said first storage means for temporarily retaining a group of said informational bits, e. monitoring means operatively associated with said first and second storage means to enable storage of informational bits in said first storage means until capacity thereof and then enabling storage of informational bits in said second storage means after capacity of said first storage means is achieved, f. switching means operatively associated with said monitoring means to enable transference of information after said first storage means has achieved capacity level and simultaneously permit said monitoring means to enable storage of informational bits into said second storage means, and g. output means operatively connected to said first and second storage means to receive informational bits from each said storage means at properly selected times and presenting said informational bits to a record member for recordation thereon to thereby produce said digitally encoded record member in said digital code and corresponding to the character code on said printed record.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
72 words
The apparatus for producing a digitally encoded member of claim 18 further characterized in that said monitoring means comprises a first monitoring means operatively associated with said first storage means to control storage of informational bits in said first storage means and second monitoring means cooperatively associated with said first monitoring means and being operatively associated with said second storage means to control storage of informational bits in said second stOrage means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus for producing a digitally encoded member of claim 19 further characterized in that a clocking source is operatively associated with said first monitoring means and second monitoring means to permit introduction of informational bits into each said storage means and to said output means on a synchronous time basis.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
221 words
The method of producing a digitally encoded record having a digital code on a record member and which digital code corresponds to the printed record in a character code from a stenographic machine having a plurality of keys thereon, which digital code on said record member is capable of being read by digital type equipment, said method comprising: a. generating a plurality of informational bits in said digital code in response to actuation of the keys of said stenographic machine and where a predetermined plurality of said bits represent one byte and a predetermined plurality of bytes represent one word, b. dividing said informational bits which represent one word of information into said plurality of bytes representing said word of information, c. temporarily storing the bytes representing at least one word in a first storage medium until capacity thereof is achieved, d. thereafter storing said bytes representing at least another word in a second storage medium until capacity thereof is achieved and simultaneously transferring out of the first storage medium the bytes of informational bits contained in said first storage medium, e. and recording said informational bits on a record member in timed relation to the movement of the member to thereby produce a digitally encoded record where the digital code thereon corresponds to the character code on said printed record.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
221 words
The method of producing a digitally encoded record having a digital code on a record member and which digital code corresponds to the printed record in a character code from a stenographic machine having a plurality of keys thereon, which digital code on said record member is capable of being read by digital type equipment, said method comprising: a. generating a plurality of informational bits in said digital code in response to actuation of the keys of said stenographic machine and where a predetermined plurality of said bits represent one byte and a predetermined plurality of bytes represent one word, b. dividing said informational bits which represent one word of information into said plurality of bytes representing said word of information, c. temporarily storing the bytes representing at least one word in a first storage medium until capacity thereof is achieved, d. thereafter storing said bytes representing at least another word in a second storage medium until capacity thereof is achieved and simultaneously transferring out of the first storage medium the bytes of informational bits contained in said first storage medium, e. and recording said informational bits on a record member in timed relation to the movement of the member to thereby produce a digitally encoded record where the digital code thereon corresponds to the character code on said printed record.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of producing a digitally encoded record of claim 21 further characterized in that all of the informational bits of one byte are substantially simultaneously recorded on the recorded member.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of producing a digitally encoded record of claim 21 further characterized in that the informational bits are delayed a predetermined fixed amount of time before being recorded on said record member after initiation of movement of said record member, so that the plurality of bytes of informational bits are recorded on said record member in substantially equal spacing.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-05-23 | 1975-11-22 | 1976-05-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-05-23 | 1979-11-22 | 1980-05-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-05-23 | 1983-11-22 | 1984-05-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |