US3751583A
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Communication system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-12-11
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Granted: 1973-08-07
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Expires: 1992-12-11
Abstract
Abstract An automatic communication system and method for generating information recorded on record cards by automatically reading individual cards, and transmitting the information generated as electrical signals to one or more receiving stations where it is automatically recorded. The system includes means for automatically effecting a communication link between the output of the card reader and a selected receiving station and, after automatically establishing that the communication link is in effect, the card reader is controlled to read the information recorded on selected cards fed thereto. In a particular form, at least certain of the cards read contain recordings which, when reproduced therefrom, are applied to an automatic switching system to connect the output of the card reader with one or more of the receiving stations. When a connection is made, a signal is generated which is applied to control or initiate the card reading operation. In another form if a connection is not effected, a card rjection mechanism is operated to remove one or more cards from the feeding mechanism so they will not be read.
Inventors
- 👤 J Lemelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:15
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/18; G08B13/189; G08B13/194; B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/18; B41; B41B; B41B19/00; B41B19/01; B41B19/08; B41B19/14; B41B27/00; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/153; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K7/00; G06K7/08; G06K7/082; G06K7/083; G06K7/084; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/25; G07C9/253; G07C9/257; G09; G09G; G09G1/00; G09G1/26; G09G3/00; G09G3/001; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/005; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/022; G11B27/029; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/322; G11B27/326; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00326; H04N1/00339; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00352; H04N1/00355; H04N1/00358; H04N1/00368; H04N1/00374; H04N1/00567; H04N1/0057; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2166; H04N1/217; H04N1/2175; H04N1/2179; H04N1/32; H04N1/32037; H04N1/32042; H04N1/387; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; H04N5/7824; H04N5/7826; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
296 words
A signal communication system comprising in combination: a sending station, first means at said sending station for reading information recorded on record cards presented to said first means, said first means being operable for generating electrical signals representative of the card information read, means for feeding individual cards to be read to said first means, output means for said first means on which electrical signals generated by the reading means thereof is reading information from cards fed thereto may be generated, an automatic switching system connected to said output means for said first means, a plurality of terminal circuits connectable to said automatic switching system, signal receiving and recording means at certain of said terminal circuits for receiving and recording selected information transmitted from said sending station when the receiving means of the terminal circuits are connected to said output means for said first means of said sending station and said reading means of said sending station reads information from cards fed thereto, means operable prior to the reading of card recorded information by said first means for automatically operating said switching means to establish a communication link between said output means for said first means and a selected terminal circuit of said switching system, means operable after a communication link has been established between said output of said first means and a selected terminal circuit for generating a first control signal on the connected circuit, and means responsive to said control signal for controlling the operation of said card feeding means to feed selected cards to said reading means whereby electrical signals representative of the information read from said selected card are generated and transmitted on the connected circuit to the receiving means of the selected terminal circuit and are recorded on the recordmeans thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
296 words
A signal communication system comprising in combination: a sending station, first means at said sending station for reading information recorded on record cards presented to said first means, said first means being operable for generating electrical signals representative of the card information read, means for feeding individual cards to be read to said first means, output means for said first means on which electrical signals generated by the reading means thereof is reading information from cards fed thereto may be generated, an automatic switching system connected to said output means for said first means, a plurality of terminal circuits connectable to said automatic switching system, signal receiving and recording means at certain of said terminal circuits for receiving and recording selected information transmitted from said sending station when the receiving means of the terminal circuits are connected to said output means for said first means of said sending station and said reading means of said sending station reads information from cards fed thereto, means operable prior to the reading of card recorded information by said first means for automatically operating said switching means to establish a communication link between said output means for said first means and a selected terminal circuit of said switching system, means operable after a communication link has been established between said output of said first means and a selected terminal circuit for generating a first control signal on the connected circuit, and means responsive to said control signal for controlling the operation of said card feeding means to feed selected cards to said reading means whereby electrical signals representative of the information read from said selected card are generated and transmitted on the connected circuit to the receiving means of the selected terminal circuit and are recorded on the recordmeans thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means for controlling the operation of said feeding means is operable to cause said feeding means to feed a pluralIty of cards in succession to said card reading means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A signal communication system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means at said sending station which is responsive to said control signal comprises an automatic control means for controlling the operation of both said card feeding means and said card reading means to cause said reading means to read information from cards fed thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A signal communication system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means at said sending station which is responsive to said control signal is operable to control both said card feeding means and said card reading means to cause said reading means to read selected information recorded on a card fed thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
A signal communication system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said card reading means at said sending station comprises a video scanner for electro-optically reading information recorded on cards, and said means responsive to said control signal comprises trigger means for initiating the operation of said video scanner to effect selective scanning of the information recorded on a card fed to the scanning field of said video scanner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A signal communication system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means for generating a first control signal on the connected circuit between said sending station and terminal circuit comprises relay means connected to said terminal circuit and a tone signal generating means operated when said relay means becomes activated for generating a tone signal on the connected circuit which tone signal is transmitted to said sending station and means for receiving said tone signal and for operating said card feeding means in response thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
108 words
A signal communication system in accordance with claim 6 including means at said sending station for generating a tone signal on the connected circuit to a terminal circuit containing a receiving and recording means for information read from cards, said relay means at the terminal circuit connected to said sending station being responsive to the tone signal generated at said sending station and transmitted thereto so as to activate its tone signal generating means for generating and transmitting a tone signal back to said sending station for controlling the operation of said card feeding means for feeding at least one card to be read by said reading means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
239 words
A signal communication system comprising: a signal sending station, a plurality of receiving stations, means for establishing a plurality of communication links between the output of said sending station and selected of said plurality of receiving stations, card handling means at said sending station for feeding individual record cards containing selected information to be transmitted to said selected receiving stations, reading means for cards fed by said card handling means having an output on which information recorded on selected cards and read thereby may be generated as electrical signals, means for operating said card handling means to feed selected cards to said card reading means and means for removing and stacking the cards fed to said reading means after they have been read thereby, recording means at each of said receiving stations and operable simultaneously to record the same information transmitted from said sending station, means at said sending station for determining when communication links have been established with selected of said receiving stations, means responsive to the activation of said determining means when communication links have been established with selected of said receiving stations for causing said card handling means to initiate the feeding of selected cards to said card reading means to effect the generation of the information selected to be transmitted as electrical signals and means for transmitting said information simultaneously on the communication links established between said sending station and said plurality of receiving stations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
239 words
A signal communication system comprising: a signal sending station, a plurality of receiving stations, means for establishing a plurality of communication links between the output of said sending station and selected of said plurality of receiving stations, card handling means at said sending station for feeding individual record cards containing selected information to be transmitted to said selected receiving stations, reading means for cards fed by said card handling means having an output on which information recorded on selected cards and read thereby may be generated as electrical signals, means for operating said card handling means to feed selected cards to said card reading means and means for removing and stacking the cards fed to said reading means after they have been read thereby, recording means at each of said receiving stations and operable simultaneously to record the same information transmitted from said sending station, means at said sending station for determining when communication links have been established with selected of said receiving stations, means responsive to the activation of said determining means when communication links have been established with selected of said receiving stations for causing said card handling means to initiate the feeding of selected cards to said card reading means to effect the generation of the information selected to be transmitted as electrical signals and means for transmitting said information simultaneously on the communication links established between said sending station and said plurality of receiving stations.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
116 words
A signal communication system in accordance with claim 8 including a signal responsive control means at each of said receiving stations for initiating the operation of its recording means, and means at said sending station for generating and transmitting a control signal on the established communication links to said receiving stations, said control means at each of said receiving stations being operative to simultaneously receive said control signal on the respective established communication links and to initiate the operation of the respective recording means whereby the information generated thereafter when said card reading means operates in reading said selected cards fed thereto is recorded simultaneously by the recording means of the receiving stations receiving said information.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of communicating and recording information comprising: establishing a communication link between the output of a sending station and a receiving station, automatically generating a feedback signal at said receiving station when said communication link has been established and transmitting said feedback signal on the established link to said sending station, receiving said feedback signal at said sending station and applying it to initiate operation of an automatic card feeding means to feed a plurality of record cards containing selected information to a card reading means, causing said card reading means to read the information recorded on cards fed thereto and to generate information signals of the information read, transmitting said information signals to said receiving station and automatically operating a recorder at said receiving station when information is being transmitted thereto to effect recording of said information and after the last card has been read by the card reading means of said sending station, generating an end-of-transmission signal and applying said signal to effect termination of said communication link between said sending station and said receiving station and termination of the operation of said recorder of said receiving station.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of communicating and recording information comprising: establishing a communication link between the output of a sending station and a receiving station, automatically generating a feedback signal at said receiving station when said communication link has been established and transmitting said feedback signal on the established link to said sending station, receiving said feedback signal at said sending station and applying it to initiate operation of an automatic card feeding means to feed a plurality of record cards containing selected information to a card reading means, causing said card reading means to read the information recorded on cards fed thereto and to generate information signals of the information read, transmitting said information signals to said receiving station and automatically operating a recorder at said receiving station when information is being transmitted thereto to effect recording of said information and after the last card has been read by the card reading means of said sending station, generating an end-of-transmission signal and applying said signal to effect termination of said communication link between said sending station and said receiving station and termination of the operation of said recorder of said receiving station.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-08-06 | 1977-02-05 | 1977-08-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-08-06 | 1981-02-05 | 1981-08-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-08-06 | 1985-02-05 | 1985-08-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |