US4423319A
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Communication link
Assignee: Mycronic AB
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Filing: 1981-01-13
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Granted: 1983-12-27
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Expires: 2001-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A communication link for transferring information from a data terminal with connected light pen (3), which includes a light diode (4) and a phototransistor (5) or corresponding means, to a greater computer unit. According to the invention, the communication link (1) includes an information transferring device, which according to a first embodiment comprises a phototransistor (11). The light pen (3) is arranged so as by means of its light diode (4) to emit light corresponding to information stored in the data terminal (10), which information is converted via the phototransistor (11) to electric signals and transferred to the greater computer unit. According to a second embodiment, the information transferring device also includes a light diode (16), which is arranged so as to emit light pulses corresponding to instructions to the data terminal (10) arriving from a greater computer unit. The phototransistor (5) of the light pen (3) is arranged so as to convert said last mentioned pulses to electric signals and to transfer the same to the data terminal (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Jacobsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:46
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10881; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/20; H04L25/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
327 words
A communication link for transferring information from a data terminal (10), with connected light pen (3) with a point end (7) which includes a light diode (4) and phototransistor (5) or corresponding means, to a greater computer unit, wherein the communication link (1) includes a light pen holder (2) and an information transferring device, which comprises a transfer phototransistor (11) or the like, and an amplifier (13) to which said phototransistor is connected and said amplifier (13) being adapted to be connected to a greater computer unit or memory unit, said transfer phototransistor (11) being located adjacent said holder (2) whereby said transfer phototransistor (11), when a light pen (3) is inserted in said holder (2), is located close to the point end (7) of the light pen (3), and that the data terminal (10) and light pen (3) in a manner known per se emit light pulses, corresponding to information stored in the data terminal (10), by the light diode (4) of the light pen, which pulses are intended to activate said transfer phototransistor (11) for transferring the pulses via said amplifier further to the greater computer unit by electric signals, said communication link being further characterized in that said information transferring device also includes a transfer light diode (16) located adjacent said transfer phototransistor (11), and a second amplifier (17) to which said transfer light diode (16) is connected and said second amplifier (17) being adapted to be connected to a greater computer unit, said transfer light diode (16) emits light pulses corresponding to instructions to the data terminal (10) arriving from the greater computer unit via said amplifier (17), and that the phototransistor (5) of the light pen (3) when the light pen is in said holder (2) is arranged to receive light pulses from said transfer light diode (16) and to transfer such pulses to the data terminal (10) via electric signals, where the data terminal (10) is arranged to receive such instructions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
327 words
A communication link for transferring information from a data terminal (10), with connected light pen (3) with a point end (7) which includes a light diode (4) and phototransistor (5) or corresponding means, to a greater computer unit, wherein the communication link (1) includes a light pen holder (2) and an information transferring device, which comprises a transfer phototransistor (11) or the like, and an amplifier (13) to which said phototransistor is connected and said amplifier (13) being adapted to be connected to a greater computer unit or memory unit, said transfer phototransistor (11) being located adjacent said holder (2) whereby said transfer phototransistor (11), when a light pen (3) is inserted in said holder (2), is located close to the point end (7) of the light pen (3), and that the data terminal (10) and light pen (3) in a manner known per se emit light pulses, corresponding to information stored in the data terminal (10), by the light diode (4) of the light pen, which pulses are intended to activate said transfer phototransistor (11) for transferring the pulses via said amplifier further to the greater computer unit by electric signals, said communication link being further characterized in that said information transferring device also includes a transfer light diode (16) located adjacent said transfer phototransistor (11), and a second amplifier (17) to which said transfer light diode (16) is connected and said second amplifier (17) being adapted to be connected to a greater computer unit, said transfer light diode (16) emits light pulses corresponding to instructions to the data terminal (10) arriving from the greater computer unit via said amplifier (17), and that the phototransistor (5) of the light pen (3) when the light pen is in said holder (2) is arranged to receive light pulses from said transfer light diode (16) and to transfer such pulses to the data terminal (10) via electric signals, where the data terminal (10) is arranged to receive such instructions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A communication link as defined in claim 1, wherein said light pen holder (2) is a tubular member having an open lower end and adapted to receive the light pen (3) with its point end at the lower end of the holder and said transfer phototransistor (11) and said transfer light diode (16) are located closely adjacent and facing said open lower end.
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