Abstract:
A circuit which operates on input signals (INSIG) representing multiformatted sequences of idle characters, voice characters, and data characters comprises: a first state machine (10) consisting essentially of a logic array (12), a register (11), and a counter (11b). One section of the register (11c) is coupled to receive the input signals and another section of the register (11a, 11d) together with the counter is coupled to receive respective signals from the logic array. The logic array has input terminals (Io-I19) coupled to receive signals from the register and the counter, and in response, generate control (C4) signals indicating in which format and which location therein each character is being received. Second (20), third (30), and fourth (40) state machines are coupled to receive respective subsets (C4b, C4c, C4d) control signals from the said first state machine. The second, third, and fourth state machines are adapted to perform transmit and receive operations on the voice and data characters in response to the subset of control signals it receives; and each subset of the control signals is smaller in number than the input terminals of the logic array.
Abstract:
An array of various types of processors for the purpose of simulating computer functions for large computer systems. These functions may vary from simple AND, OR and other functions to large arithmetic logic units and even random access memories. The simulation array is a tree-type array where the leaves of the tree are the actual logic simulation processors with the other processors serving as nodes which route change of value notices among the various logic simulation processors.
Abstract:
A peripheral controller (data link processor) controls data transfers between a host computer and a plurality of tape peripheral units and a single printer peripheral unit. A master microprocessor commands three subordinate controllers to permit concurrent data transfers through a buffer memory in both the Read and the Write directions. A dual channel control from the master microprocessor actuates a DMA switch so that data transfers to/from the tape units can be controlled by switching on alternate control lines which regulate the data transfer operations.
Abstract:
A power network control system (10) has a plurality of digital modules (20, 30, 40, 41, 43, 50, 60, 70) interconnected. A master logic unit (100) in the network communicates with a specialized protocol to slave logic units (90i, 90d, 90p) in each module to provide a reliable power control system for selectively (or generally) instructing modules to turn on or to turn off the local power source (41, 43).
Abstract:
Styluses (14) are scanned across the width of a roll of electrosensitive paper (10) and are selectively energized to vaporize small area on the paper's coating (13) to thereby form characters (26). When the coating vaporizes, a spark is produced which generates a broad band of electromagnetic energy which is conducted into the environment due to the conductive coating of the paper acting as an antenna. In the present system isolation bands (24) are produced by continuously energizing all styluses as they scan across the full width of the paper, thereby causing an entire band of the paper's conductive coating to be burned off across the entire width of the paper. Each isolation band severs the conductive surface of the paper, thereby reducing the effective length and/or propagation capability of the antenna created by the printed paper and lowering the level of radiated energy.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting isochronous and nonisochronous data through a computer network (10) in which a plurality of station (S1 to S6 and RT) have respective input (11) and output (12) ports that are serially coupled together to form a loop includes the steps of: transmitting data characters of a nonisochronous frame from a first station in the loop; passing the data characters from the first station through a second station in the loop but with a pair of control characters inserted between any two data characters indicating the beginning and end of an isochronous frame within the nonisochronous frame; passing the data characters and control characters from the second station through a third station on the loop but with another internally generated isochronous data character inserted between the control characters; temporarily stopping the transmitting step in the first station in response to the receipt of at least one of the control characters to pass the isochronous frame through the first station; and proceding in the first station with the transmitting of the nonisochronous frame after passing the isochronous frame.
Abstract:
A socket for an integrated circuit package comprises a frame (11); a plurality of mechanical contacts (15) mounted in the frame such that they align with corresponding pins on the package; a contact deflecting member (14) in the frame which is moved to engage and deflect the contacts against the pins; an actuator (16) in the frame which is manually moved to engage and move the contact deflecting member; and a spring (17) in the frame which engages and is deflected by the actuator when the actuator moves the contact deflecting member; the spring being mounted to deflect in series with the contacts to enable the socket components to have dimensional tolerances and yet avoid the overstressing and understressing of the contacts by the contact deflecting member.
Abstract:
Protective overcoatings for an information storage record which includes an information-layer adapted for optical data recording. The protective overcoatings are transparent to recording radiation and especially adapted to enhance service life and recording characteristics. A typical coating comprises the polymerization product of a formulation including at least one radiation-cured "bulk resin" (e.g., an acrylamide or an acrylate monomer or pre-polymer), plus an associated non-yellowing photo-initiator, a non-yellowing adhesion-promoter and related coating-constituents. Once applied, this coating is cured by exposure to UV radiation such as to cure it without heating it significantly so that said radiation functions as the sole or principal polymerizing agent, acting quickly, and with little or no supplemental heat, and without extended "tackiness". This formulation will readily "level" to render the desired coating to serve as a mechanical/chemical barrier.
Abstract:
A multilayer printed circuit board (10) for TTL logic components provides an approximate 100 ohm characteristics impedance between external microstrip signal lines (11, 16) and internal ground (13) and voltage (14) planes. The addition of two internal microstrip signal plane lines (12, 15) permits a much greater interconnectability capability and also saves a large percentage of spatial area for component mounting while still maintaining the 100 ohm impedance characteristics.
Abstract:
A bubble memory comprises a substrate (30) with a major surface; a first storage loop (31) for storing bubbles on the left side of the surface having parallel inputs and parallel outputs; a second storage loop (32) for storing bubbles on the right side of the surface having parallel inputs and parallel outputs; a first input generator (33) on the left side of the surface including a serial-parallel track (34) along which the bubbles move to the right to enter the parallel inputs of the first storage loop; a second input generator (35) on the right side of the surface including a serial-parallel track (36) along which the bubbles move to the left to enter the parallel inputs of the second storage loop; a detector (38) for detecting bubbles disposed equally on the left side and the right side of the surface; a first output mechanism (37) on the left side of the surface including a parallel-serial track which receives bubbles from the parallel outputs of the first storage loop and moves them to the right to the detector; and a second output mechanism (39) on the right side of the surface including a parallel-serial track which receives bubbles from the parallel outputs of the second storage loop and moves them to the left to the detector.