Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
In a card counter having means for counting cards, means for storing the number of cards actually counted and means for comparing the number of cards actually counted with a preset number, the improvement being a preset memory system comprising: a preset memory for recording said preselected number; and a preset data entry system including means responsive to said cards counting means for selectively causing the number of cards actually counted to be entered into said preset memory as the preset number.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
In a card counter having means for counting cards, means for storing the number of cards actually counted and means for comparing the number of cards actually counted with a preset number, the improvement being a preset memory system comprising: a preset memory for recording said preselected number; and a preset data entry system including means responsive to said cards counting means for selectively causing the number of cards actually counted to be entered into said preset memory as the preset number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The card counter of claim 1 in which said preset data entry system includes means for selectively causing the storing means to transfer the count of the number of cards actually counted to said preset memory for storage therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The card counter of claim 1 including a power switch, and in which said preset memory system has means for automatically entering a standard preset number in said preset memory in response to actuation of said power switch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
The card counter of claim 1 in which said counting means includes a scanning sensor and a scan switch for actuating the scanning sensor, and said preset data entry system includes a preset switch for selecting a program mode for said preset memory, and means responsive to actuation of said scan switch when said program mode has been selected to cause entry of the number of cards counted into the preset memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The card counter of claim 4 in which said preset data entry system program mode is selected by holding said preset switch in an actuated state upon actuation of the scan switch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
With a card counter having means for counting cards with means for storing the number of cards actually counted, a preset memory for storing a preset number and means for comparing the number of cards actually counted with the stored preset number, a method of entering a new preset number into said preset memory, comprising the steps of: counting with said counting means a preselected number of cards equal to a new preset number desired for entry into the preset memory; and selectively causing said new preset number counted by said counting means to be entered into storage in the preset memory.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
102 words
With a card counter having means for counting cards with means for storing the number of cards actually counted, a preset memory for storing a preset number and means for comparing the number of cards actually counted with the stored preset number, a method of entering a new preset number into said preset memory, comprising the steps of: counting with said counting means a preselected number of cards equal to a new preset number desired for entry into the preset memory; and selectively causing said new preset number counted by said counting means to be entered into storage in the preset memory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 6 in which said preset memory comprises a counter, and said step of entering the preselected number into storage in the preset memory includes the step of enabling the preset memory to count detection pulses from said counting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 6 including the steps of comparing the final counts of at least a pair of counters of said counting means to determine if there is a match, and disabling the selectively causing means from entering the count of either of the pair of counters into the storage in the preset memory, if there is no match.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 6 including the steps of detecting whether there is a phase error between a pair of card detectors of said counting means, and disabling the selectively causing means from entering the count into storage in the preset memory if a phase error is detected.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 6 in which said step of selectively causing entry of the count into storage in the preset memory includes the step of enabling the preset memory to receive the count into storage before said step of counting.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 10 in which said step of enabling includes the steps of holding a preset switch in a program position while a scan switch is actuated to initiate a counting.