Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
Information storage and retrieval apparatus comprising A. main storage means having documents stored therein, each stored document being characterized by a document address, B. means for retrieving a stored document from the main storage means in response to input signals identifying the document address, C. means for optically scanning the retrieved document to obtain informational signals representing information carried by the document, D. buffer storage means for storing the informational signals and selectively releasing the informational signals in response to a command signal, the buffer storage means being capable of simultaneously retaining information obtained from a plurality of documents, E. and output means for receiving the released informational signals, the output means including a device for providing a visual display of information stored on a document.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
Information storage and retrieval apparatus comprising A. main storage means having documents stored therein, each stored document being characterized by a document address, B. means for retrieving a stored document from the main storage means in response to input signals identifying the document address, C. means for optically scanning the retrieved document to obtain informational signals representing information carried by the document, D. buffer storage means for storing the informational signals and selectively releasing the informational signals in response to a command signal, the buffer storage means being capable of simultaneously retaining information obtained from a plurality of documents, E. and output means for receiving the released informational signals, the output means including a device for providing a visual display of information stored on a document.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
179 words
The method of storing and retrieving information in a system where information is recorded on documents in the form of optically transparent and opaque bits and the documents are stored in a main store, the steps of A. providing a beam of coherent light B. placing a document on a carriage and moving the carriage transversely to the beam, C. deflecting the beam to different positions on the document, D. optically writing transparent bits on the document, E. storing the document in the main store, F. retrieving a stored document from the main store in response to input signals identifying the document address, G. optically scanning the retrieved document to obtain informational signals representing information recorded on the document, H. storing the informational signals in a buffer storage means, the buffer storage means being capable of simultaneously retaining informational signals obtained from a plurality of documents, I. releasing selected informational signals from the buffer storage means in response to a command signal, J. utilizing the released informational signals to provide a visual display of information recorded on the document.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
179 words
The method of storing and retrieving information in a system where information is recorded on documents in the form of optically transparent and opaque bits and the documents are stored in a main store, the steps of A. providing a beam of coherent light B. placing a document on a carriage and moving the carriage transversely to the beam, C. deflecting the beam to different positions on the document, D. optically writing transparent bits on the document, E. storing the document in the main store, F. retrieving a stored document from the main store in response to input signals identifying the document address, G. optically scanning the retrieved document to obtain informational signals representing information recorded on the document, H. storing the informational signals in a buffer storage means, the buffer storage means being capable of simultaneously retaining informational signals obtained from a plurality of documents, I. releasing selected informational signals from the buffer storage means in response to a command signal, J. utilizing the released informational signals to provide a visual display of information recorded on the document.