Data processing system

Claim 2

A data processing system comprising, in combination: a mark sheet having an information area for making marks thereon having information content to be read out wherein said marks are all of a single style character and said information content to be read out is derived from the position of the marks on the mark sheet, and an information receiving area, a mark sensing terminal device comprising a mark reading unit for reading out marks on said information area having marks with positions corresponding to given data and recorded therein, a mark printer unit for printing on said information receiving area of said sheet, and mechanism for shifting said sheet within said device whereby marks read out and data recorded on said information receiving area are not again read out and recorded thereon; a central data processing unit connected to receive the read-outs of said mark reading unit and having means to process said read-outs and means to transmit said processed data in conjunction with confirmation data back to said mark sensing terminal device; a line control device provided in said mark sensing terminal device and comprising an inputoutput control unit receptive of readouts of said mark reading unit, a transmission control unit transmitting said readouts to said central data processing device, communication lines to transmit the readout from said transmission control unit to said central data processing device, communication lines for transmitting back said processed data from said central data processing device to said transmission control unit and mark printer unit through said transmission control unit and said input-output control unit thereby to print said processed data on the information receiving area of said sheet, said mark printer unit and said mark reading unit comprising a mark reader typewriter.

Claim 3

A data processing system comprising, in combination; a mark sheet having together at least one mark recording area for making marks thereon having information content to be read out wherein said marks are all a single style character and said information content to be read out is derived from the positions of the marks on the mark sheet, and at least one print recording area, mark pitch and line pitch of said mark sheet being made to be integral multiple of the printing pitch and line pitch of the typewriter, and said sheet being adapted to be recorded with line printer connected to central processing unit or mark sensing terminal device described later; a central data processing unit provided with an input side for receiving data sent thereto and an output side for sending out the data processed therein, said unit being adapted to process the mark position informations received thereby in accordance with a previously prepared program thereby to prepare response information; a mark sensing terminal device adapted to transmit the recorded marks to said central data processing unit, and further adapted to receive the data processed in and sent back from said central data processing unit and to print the thus received data consisting of character form for operator and sometimes mark form for next operation on said print recording area of said mark sheet; a mark read-out unit provided with a read-out head capable of reading out the marks recorded and written by hand on said mark sheet, and a mark printer unit adapted to print any character or mark on the print recording area of said mark sheet, said mark read-out unit and mark printer unit being provided in a casing of the mark sensing terminal device; a mark sheet shifting means adapted to shift the said mark sheet to the position where printing by said mark printer unit is desired; and input-output control unit, transmission control unit, and communication lines which are adapted to cause transmission of the information read-out by said mark read-out unit to the central data processing device, receiving of the data processes in the central data processing unit by the mark sensing terminal device, and operation of said mark printer unit.

Claim 4

A data processing system comprising, in combination; a mark sheet having together at least one mark recording area for making marks thereon having information content to be read out wherein said marks are all a single style character and said information content to be read out is derived from the positions of the marks on the mark sheet, and at least one print recording area, mark pitch and line pitch of said mark sheet being made to be integral multiple of the printing pitch and line pitch of the typewriter, and said sheet being adapted to be recorded with line printer connected to central processing unit or mark sensing terminal device described later; a central data processing unit provided with an input side for receiving data sent thereto and an output side for sending out the data processed therein, said unit being adapted to process the mark position informations received thereby in accordance with a previously prepared program thereby to prepare response information; a mark sensing terminal device adapted to transmit the recorded marks to said central data processing unit, and further adapted to receive the data processed in and sent back from said central data processing unit and to print the thus received data consisting of character form for operator and sometimes mark form for next operation on said print recording area of said mark sheet; a mark read-out unit provided with a read-out head capable of reading out the marks recorded and written by hand on said mark sheet, and a mark printer unit adapted to print any character or mark on the print recording area of said mark sheet, said mark read-out unit and mark printer unit being provided in a casing of the mark sensing terminal device; a mark sheet shifting means adapted to shift the said mark sheet to the position where printing by said mark printer unit is desired; and input-output control unit, transmission control unit, and communication lines which are adapted to cause transmission of the information read-out by said mark read-out unit to the central data processing device, receiving of the data processes in the central data processing unit by the mark sensing terminal device, and operation of said mark printer unit.