Display/memory/control system for forward observer source data

Claim 1

A message terminal device comprising: a housing, a photographic film strip having a plurality of frames of prerecorded selective alphanumeric messages and coded position indicating markings associated with respective frames having said messages, a window in said housing for visually displaying said film strip frames of selective alphanumeric messages, means in said housing for holding and transporting said film strip across said window, photosensing means in said housing adjacent said film strip for sensing said coded markings of said associated respective frames to control the position of said respective frames having said selective messages at said window, first memory means for controlling the sequence of movement of said film in accordance with said coded markings to display said selective alphanumeric messages, second memory means for storing information related to said selective alphanumeric messages for subsequent transmission. means for manually selecting from said first memory means prerecorded alphanumeric messages to be displayed at said window and for inserting said information related to said selective messages into said second memory means, means for displaying alphanumeric information related to said selective messages, and means for communicating said stored information to another location.