US3668652A — Apparatus for controlling jumping operations for …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 207 words

An apparatus for controlling the jumping operations for a program control comprising a stepping mechanism incorporating switching stages, an input crossbar distributor panel means and an output crossbar distributor panel means for said stepping mechanism, said input crossbar distributor panel means incorporating input lines and input rails crossing said input lines, said output crossbar distributor panel means incorporating output lines and output rails crossing with said output lines, said stepping mechanism advancing from one switching stage to the next successive switching stage when an input line of said next successive stepping stage carries a stepping signal, control circuit means electrically connectible with optional ones of said output lines of said stepping mechanism and controlled by signals appearing at said output lines for generating jump signals characteristic of the momentary switching stage to be jumped, an electrical control device for said stepping mechanism having an input and output, said control device output being coupled with said stepping mechanism, said control circuit means being coupled with said input of said electrical control device for said stepping mechanism, said control device advancing said stepping mechanism independent of stepping signals at said input lines in response to a jump signal and blocking the delivery of positioning signals to said output rails.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 207 words

An apparatus for controlling the jumping operations for a program control comprising a stepping mechanism incorporating switching stages, an input crossbar distributor panel means and an output crossbar distributor panel means for said stepping mechanism, said input crossbar distributor panel means incorporating input lines and input rails crossing said input lines, said output crossbar distributor panel means incorporating output lines and output rails crossing with said output lines, said stepping mechanism advancing from one switching stage to the next successive switching stage when an input line of said next successive stepping stage carries a stepping signal, control circuit means electrically connectible with optional ones of said output lines of said stepping mechanism and controlled by signals appearing at said output lines for generating jump signals characteristic of the momentary switching stage to be jumped, an electrical control device for said stepping mechanism having an input and output, said control device output being coupled with said stepping mechanism, said control circuit means being coupled with said input of said electrical control device for said stepping mechanism, said control device advancing said stepping mechanism independent of stepping signals at said input lines in response to a jump signal and blocking the delivery of positioning signals to said output rails.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 103 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said control circuit comprises storage circuit means for storing jump decision signals which indicate whether a jumping operation should or should not occur, jump instruction circuit means controlled by signals appearing at said output lines of said stepping mechanism for generating jump instruction signals characteristic of the switching stages of said stepping mechanism which are to be jumped, and coincidence circuit means coupled with said storage circuit means and said jump instruction circuit means for delivering a jump signal to saId control device upon coincidence of a jump decision signal and a jump instruction signal.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 55 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 2, further including electrical circuit means coupled to the input side of said storage circuit means and controlled by signals at said input crossbar rails for generating jump decision signals, and an interrogation circuit means for controlling the reading-in of the jump decision signals into said storage circuit means.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 41 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said interrogation circuit means is coupled with the output of said jump instruction circuit means and at the beginning of each jump instruction signal delivers a reading signal to said storage circuit means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 45 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said interrogation circuit means is controlled by positioning signals via said output lines of said stepping mechanism and upon receipt of a positioning signal from an output line delivers a reading signal to said storage circuit means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 42 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said interrogation circuit means is controlled by said electrical circuit means for generating jump decision signals and upon the occurrence of a jump decision signal delivering a reading signal to said storage circuit means.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 56 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 3, further including extinguishing circuit means, said storage circuit means including an extinguishing input connected via said extinguishing circuit means with an output of said jump instruction circuit means, said extinguishing circuit means delivering an extinguishing signal to said storage circuit means at the end of each jump instruction signal.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 123 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said jump instruction circuit means further embodies blocking switch means responsive to blocking signals for blocking the jump instruction signals, blocking circuit means, said coincidence circuit means having an output connected via said blocking circuit means with the input of said control device, said blocking circuit means having an input for connecting circuit means delivering further jump signals, said blocking circuit means further embodying electronic switching means for delivering a blocking signal to said blocking switch means of said jump instruction circuit means upon the occurrence of a jump signal at said input of said blocking circuit means and to connect said input of said blocking circuit means with the input of said control device.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 45 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 8, said interrogation circuit means embodying electrical circuit means responsive to blocking signals, said last-mentioned electrical circuit means being electrically coupled with said blocking circuit means and upon occurrence of a blocking signal blocking the delivery of reading signals.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 147 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 8, useful for a program control with a shift register defining said stepping mechanism, wherein said electrical circuit means for generating jump decision signals includes an input coupled with an information input line crossing said input rails, said information input line being coupled by diode means to optional ones of said input rails in order to deliver in a logical switching operation the input signals to said last-mentioned electrical circuit means, conductor means, said interrogation circuit means and said jump instruction circuit having respective inputs coupled with a respective one of said conductor means which cross said output lines of said shift register, diode means for coupling said conductor means to optional ones of said output lines, and wherein said control circuit means, said extinguishing circuit means, and said blocking circuit means, are formed of electronic switching means processing binary signals.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 98 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein said storage circuit means comprises a bistable flip-flop circuit with two inputs and said electrical circuit means for generating jump decision signals comprises a logic circuit with a negated output, the one input of said flip-flop circuit being coupled with the output of said logic circuit and the other input of said flip-flop circuit being coupled with the input of said logic circuit, so that there appears at the inputs of said flip-flop circuit a jump decision signal in the form of a direct signal and an inverse signal respectively.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 51 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein said interrogation circuit means comprises a monostable flip-flop circuit having a logical circuit as the input circuit and a logical circuit as the output circuit, one input of the logical output circuit being coupled with said blocking circuit means for blocking interrogation signals.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 92 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 9, further including a jump instruction input conductor for said jump instruction circuit means, said jump instruction circuit means comprising a series circuit of logical circuit means including a logical input circuit receiving an input signal for each step to be jumped via diode means plugged-in at said input conductor of said jump instruction circuit means, and a logical circuit of said series circuit for blocking the output signals upon the presence of a blocking signal which possess an input coupled with said blocking circuit means.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 124 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 9, further including a jump instruction conductor, said jump instruction circuit means comprising a bistable flip-flop circuit having a position input and an extinguishing input, a monostable flip-flop circuit coupled between said position input and an input of said control circuit coupled with said jump instruction conductor, and at least one logic circuit means connected with the output of said bistable flip-flop circuit for blocking the output signal in response to a blocking signal, said monostable flip-flop circuit in each case delivering a positioning signal to said bistable flip-flop circuit during the first and the last step to be jumped, such steps being determined by two diode means plugged-in at said conductor for said jump instruction circuit means.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 43 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 13, wherein said logic circuit means for blocking the output signals of the jump instruction circuit means possesses a further input for the optional delivery of blocking signals, said further input being coupled with an input terminal.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 72 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said extinguishing circuit means contains a monostable flip-flop circuit having a logical circuit at its output circuit, an input of said logical circuit being connected to an input terminal for optional delivering of extinguishing signals and the output of said extinguishing circuit means being coupled with said extinguishing input of said storage circuit means and an extinguishing input of said jump instruction circuit means.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 20 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein said electronic switching means of said blocking circuit means comprise logical circuits.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 49 words

The apparatus as defined in claim 17, further including extinguishing circuit means, and wherein said coincidence circuit means and said electrical circuit means for generating decision signals, said interrogation circuit means, said jump instruction circuit means said extinguishing circuit means, and said blocking circuit means comprise NOT- AND circuits.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1975-06-06	1975-12-06	1976-06-06	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1979-06-06	1979-12-06	1980-06-06	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1983-06-06	1983-12-06	1984-06-06	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Apparatus for controlling jumping operations for a program control equipped with stepping mechanism

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