Film viewer and control apparatus

Claim 2

In combination with film viewing apparatus, control apparatus for control of mechanism in accordance with a selected portion of a film projected upon a screen, the film having a plurality of pages, page selector means, including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the page selected, item selector means for selecting an item which is a part of the page selected, the item selector means including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the item selected, the screen having a plurality of portions, each portion of the screen including electric switch means with electric conductor means joined thereto.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 in which the item selector means includes means for operation of the switch means which is related to any one of said portions of the screen.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 2 in which the switch means are magnetically operated and in which the item selector means includes magnetic means.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 1 in which the page selector means includes mechanism for moving the film to Project a page upon the screen and in which the page selector means includes electrical switch means operated by said mechanism and electrical conductor means joined to the electrical switch means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with a page selected by the page selector means and projected upon the screen.

Claim 6

In combination with a screen of a microfilm projector, the screen being adapted to have information projected thereupon at a plurality of portions thereof, a plurality of switch members positioned at spaced-apart locations adjacent the screen, selective operator means for operation of the switch members, data receiver means, means joining the data receiver means to the switch members, the selective operator means being operable to operate a switch member at a selected location on the screen to apply data to the data receiver means in accordance with information projected upon the selected location on the screen.

Claim 7

In combination with a screen of a microfilm projector, the screen being adapted to have information projected thereupon at a plurality of portions thereof, a plurality of switch members positioned at spaced-apart locations adjacent the screen, selective operator means for operation of the switch members, data receiver means, means joining the data receiver means to the switch members, the selective operator means being operable to operate a switch member at a selected location on the screen to apply data to the data receiver means in accordance with information projected upon the selected location on the screen.

Claim 8

The combination of claim 5 in which the microfilm has a plurality of frames and which includes selector means for selection of a frame of the microfilm for projection upon the screen, switch means selectively operable by the selector means in accordance with the frame of the microfilm selected, means joining the switch means to the data receiver means for operation thereof to apply data to the data receiver means in accordance with the frame of the microfilm selected.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 6 in which there is one switch member for each frame of the microfilm.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 5 in which the operator means is magnetic means.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 8 which includes magnetizable means adjacent the screen and engageable by the magnetic means to retain the magnetic means in position.

Claim 12

In combination, a microfilm projector having a view screen and data collection mechanism, the microfilm projector comprising support means for supporting a film having a plurality of frames, a projector lens, selector means for relative movement between the support means and the projector lens for selecting a frame of the film for projection by the lens upon the view screen, first switch means, the first switch means indicating the frame of the microfilm which is selected by the selector means for projection by the lens upon the view screen, second switch means, the second switch means being adjacent the view screen of the projector and indicating a selected portion of the frame which is projected upon the view screen, means joining the first and second switch means to the data collection mechanism for providing data which corresponds with the frame selected and the selected portion of the frame.

Claim 13

In combination, a microfilm projector having a view screen and data collection mechanism, the microfilm projector comprising support means for supporting a film having a plurality of frames, a projector lens, selector means for relative movement between the support means and the projector lens for selecting a frame of the film for projection by the lens upon the view screen, first switch means, the first switch means indicating the frame of the microfilm which is selected by the selector means for projection by the lens upon the view screen, second switch means, the second switch means being adjacent the view screen of the projector and indicating a selected portion of the frame which is projected upon the view screen, means joining the first and second switch means to the data collection mechanism for providing data which corresponds with the frame selected and the selected portion of the frame.

Claim 14

The combination of claim 10 in which the view screen has alignment means, and in which the microfilm is of the microfiche type and in which each frame of the microfiche has alignment means adapted to be aligned with the alignment means of the view screen as the frame is projected upon the screen.

Claim 15

In combination with film viewing apparatus, control apparatus for control of mechanism in accordance with a selected portion of a film projected upon a screen, the film having a plurality of pages, page selector means, including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the page selected, item selector means for selecting an item which is a part of the page selected, the item selector means including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the item selected, the item selector means being in combination with electrical switch means located at selected portions of the screen and electrical conductor means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with an item selected by the item selector means as the item is projected upon the screen.

Claim 16

In combination with film viewing apparatus, control apparatus for control of mechanism in accordance with a selected portion of a film projected upon a screen, the film having a plurality of pages, page selector means, including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the page selected, item selector means for selecting an item which is a part of the page selected, the item selector means including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the item selected, the item selector means being in combination with electrical switch means located at selected portions of the screen and electrical conductor means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with an item selected by the item selector means as the item is projected upon the screen.

Claim 17

In combination with film viewing apparatus, control apparatus for control of mechanism in accordance with a selected portion of a film projected upon a screen, the film having a plurality of pages, page selector means, incluDing means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the page selected, item selector means for selecting an item which is a part of the page selected, the item selector means including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the item selected, a magnet and a plurality of magnetically operable switch members located adjacent the screen and indicating portions of the screen.

Claim 18

In combination with film viewing apparatus, control apparatus for control of mechanism in accordance with a selected portion of a film projected upon a screen, the film having a plurality of pages, page selector means, incluDing means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the page selected, item selector means for selecting an item which is a part of the page selected, the item selector means including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the item selected, a magnet and a plurality of magnetically operable switch members located adjacent the screen and indicating portions of the screen.

Claim 19

The combination of claim 13 which includes means adjacent the screen for supporting the magnet adjacent any one of the magnetically operable switch members.

Claim 20

In combination with film viewing apparatus, control apparatus for control of mechanism in accordance with a selected portion of a film projected upon a screen, the film having a plurality of pages, page selector means, including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the page selected, item selector means for selecting an item which is a part of the page selected, the item selector means including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the item selected, a projector lens, a page selector plate, the page selector means having a portion movable adjacent the selector plate for causing relative movement between the projector lens and a film, the selector plate having a plurality of page positions, there being one page position on the selector plate for each page position on the film, a plurality of electrical switch members, there being one electrical switch member adjacent each of the page positions on the selector plate, means carried by said portion of the page selector means for operation of a switch member which is adjacent any one of the page positions on the selector plate, and electrical circuit means joined to the electrical switch members.

Claim 21

In combination with film viewing apparatus, control apparatus for control of mechanism in accordance with a selected portion of a film projected upon a screen, the film having a plurality of pages, page selector means, including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the page selected, item selector means for selecting an item which is a part of the page selected, the item selector means including means for establishing electrical circuitry in accordance with the item selected, a projector lens, a page selector plate, the page selector means having a portion movable adjacent the selector plate for causing relative movement between the projector lens and a film, the selector plate having a plurality of page positions, there being one page position on the selector plate for each page position on the film, a plurality of electrical switch members, there being one electrical switch member adjacent each of the page positions on the selector plate, means carried by said portion of the page selector means for operation of a switch member which is adjacent any one of the page positions on the selector plate, and electrical circuit means joined to the electrical switch members.

Claim 22

In combination with film viewing apparatus, in which a film has a plurality of pages, and in which only one page of the film is projected upon the screen at any given time, mechanism for selecting a page of the film for projection upon the screen, switch means operable by said mechanism for establishing an electrical circuit in accordance with the page selected and projected upon the screen, the page selected and projected having a plurality of sections, section selector means for selecting a section of the page as the page is projected upon the screen, the section selector means including means at the section projected upon the screen for establishing an electrical circuit in accordance with the section selected.

Claim 23

In combination with film viewing apparatus, in which a film has a plurality of pages, and in which only one page of the film is projected upon the screen at any given time, mechanism for selecting a page of the film for projection upon the screen, switch means operable by said mechanism for establishing an electrical circuit in accordance with the page selected and projected upon the screen, the page selected and projected having a plurality of sections, section selector means for selecting a section of the page as the page is projected upon the screen, the section selector means including means at the section projected upon the screen for establishing an electrical circuit in accordance with the section selected.