US3772501A
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Universal information store, method, and apparatus
Assignee: Saber Management Systems Inc
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Filing: 1970-12-21
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Granted: 1973-11-13
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Expires: 1990-12-21
Abstract
Abstract Information store comprising a pre-perforated and edge-notched device similar to a Hollerith information store, further contrived for mark-sensing of spatially-oriented mark-recorded information, with means for selectively utilizing a plurality of types of stored information retrieved from the device by the means and converted by the means into a single other type or form susceptible of direct use in any of a variety of known information-processing or information-utilizing means, and the mode of so storing and converting the information.
Inventors
- 👤 D Guthrie
- 👤 A Swain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:30
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
An information storing and utilizing system comprising: first means, including an information store comprising a device in the form of a sheet-like set comprising at least one prepunched card having a leading-end field having assigned locations thereon for perforAtion to define reading and information-disposition control at least one of pre-perforated upper and lower edge margin fields for storing of information by edge-notching and for alternative automatic electronic reading and manual needle-sorting from a pack of similar sets and at least one interior field having therein binary-coded information; second means, including means for separately reading information in the said leading-end field of said set and information in the remaining fields of said set, said second means including switching means utilizing information retrieved from said leading-end field to control disposition of information stored in and read from said remaining fields of said set; and third means, including binary-code translating means, said third means connected to said second means for receiving binary-coded information retrieved from said first means by said second means, translate the information and transmit the translated information to means for utilizing such information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
An information storing and utilizing system comprising: first means, including an information store comprising a device in the form of a sheet-like set comprising at least one prepunched card having a leading-end field having assigned locations thereon for perforAtion to define reading and information-disposition control at least one of pre-perforated upper and lower edge margin fields for storing of information by edge-notching and for alternative automatic electronic reading and manual needle-sorting from a pack of similar sets and at least one interior field having therein binary-coded information; second means, including means for separately reading information in the said leading-end field of said set and information in the remaining fields of said set, said second means including switching means utilizing information retrieved from said leading-end field to control disposition of information stored in and read from said remaining fields of said set; and third means, including binary-code translating means, said third means connected to said second means for receiving binary-coded information retrieved from said first means by said second means, translate the information and transmit the translated information to means for utilizing such information.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
53 words
A system as defined in clai 1, in which said set comprises a relatively stiff card member and at least one superposed flexible sheet member of substantially the same size, the members of said set each comprising a tab portion with means securing the tab portions together to form an integral multi-member set.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
53 words
A system as defined in clai 1, in which said set comprises a relatively stiff card member and at least one superposed flexible sheet member of substantially the same size, the members of said set each comprising a tab portion with means securing the tab portions together to form an integral multi-member set.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system as defined in claim 1, in which said set has stored therein information coded in first and second different binary codes, and in which said translating means comprises first and second different binary decoder-encoder means each connected to said switching means for receiving therefrom information coded in a respective one of said binary codes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
134 words
An information store comprising a set comprising at least one pre-punched sheet of rectangular shape, said set having a detachable tab at a first end thereof and first and second pre-punched end-field portions containing information relating to and effective to prevent mispositioning of said set and effective to control disposition of information contained in the remainder of the set, said set having upper and lower marginal fields along the upper and lower margins and one of said fields having a series of pre-punched perforations adapted to be enlarged by further selective edge-notch punching to store information by coded edge notching for reading by electronic set-reading means and for selective needle sorting, said set further having at least one interior field having therein binary-coded information stored as one or more apertures in said interior field.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
An information store comprising a set comprising at least one pre-punched sheet of rectangular shape, said set having a detachable tab at a first end thereof and first and second pre-punched end-field portions containing information relating to and effective to prevent mispositioning of said set and effective to control disposition of information contained in the remainder of the set, said set having upper and lower marginal fields along the upper and lower margins and one of said fields having a series of pre-punched perforations adapted to be enlarged by further selective edge-notch punching to store information by coded edge notching for reading by electronic set-reading means and for selective needle sorting, said set further having at least one interior field having therein binary-coded information stored as one or more apertures in said interior field.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
An information store as defined in claim 4, in which said set comprises a stiff card-like base member and a plurality of less stiff sheet-like members of similar shape superimposed upon said base member and all of the members of said set including a respective end tab portion all of which end tab portions are secured together to unite said members into an integral device from which respective free portions of said members may be individually removed to provide at respective different recording stations an individual record of information entered into said store at the respective station.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of processing information, said method comprising: providing a pack of individual sets each set of which pack comprises at least one flat elongate pre-punched member having a plurality of fields including a leading-end field containing perforations in unique areal configurations for positional-control of the set and perforation-areas containing binary information effective for controlling disposition of information contained in binary form in another field of the set, and each of the sets of the pack including a margin-field having pre-punched apertures each arranged for edge-notching for recording and storing therein other binary information; recording information in said one set by selectively altering the set by at least two of modes including marking, perforating and edge-notching at said pre-punched margin field; retrieving information stored in said one set by a selected one of procedures including set-selection by needle-sorting of said set from said pack utilizing a needle manipulation at the location of a marginal edge-notch and set selection by electronic reading of information retrieved from said set by condition of prescribed locations in a leading-end field of said one set.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of processing information, said method comprising: providing a pack of individual sets each set of which pack comprises at least one flat elongate pre-punched member having a plurality of fields including a leading-end field containing perforations in unique areal configurations for positional-control of the set and perforation-areas containing binary information effective for controlling disposition of information contained in binary form in another field of the set, and each of the sets of the pack including a margin-field having pre-punched apertures each arranged for edge-notching for recording and storing therein other binary information; recording information in said one set by selectively altering the set by at least two of modes including marking, perforating and edge-notching at said pre-punched margin field; retrieving information stored in said one set by a selected one of procedures including set-selection by needle-sorting of said set from said pack utilizing a needle manipulation at the location of a marginal edge-notch and set selection by electronic reading of information retrieved from said set by condition of prescribed locations in a leading-end field of said one set.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-11-12 | 1977-05-14 | 1977-11-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-11-12 | 1981-05-14 | 1981-11-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-11-12 | 1985-05-14 | 1985-11-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |