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公开(公告)号:US3584144A
公开(公告)日:1971-06-08
申请号:US3584144D
申请日:1968-08-23
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
CPC classification number: H04N1/1135 , G06K9/2009 , H04N1/028
Abstract: An optical scanning unit particularly adapted for use in remote optical character recognition systems or the like and including a document feed drum together with a rotating mirror arranged to sweep a narrow beam of light on a scan path across the drum while the latter is stationary between indexing steps, there being provided adjacent the scan path an elongate strip of semiconducting material of the PIN type arranged to produce electrical output signals in response to incident light reflected from the scanning sweep across the document, thereby to develop scan signals indicating the presence or absence of character elements along the scan path.
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公开(公告)号:US3893079A
公开(公告)日:1975-07-01
申请号:US6614970
申请日:1970-08-21
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
CPC classification number: H04N1/36 , G06K9/2009 , H04N1/047 , H04N1/053 , H04N1/1135 , H04N1/12 , H04N1/419 , H04N2201/02439 , H04N2201/02443 , H04N2201/03108 , H04N2201/0471 , H04N2201/04734 , H04N2201/04746 , H04N2201/04756 , H04N2201/04775 , H04N2201/04791 , H04N2201/04794 , H04N2201/04798
Abstract: A central time-shared data processing system organized for character analysis and coupled to a number of remote document scanning stations each including a drum document feed, the drum being rotatable in small incremental steps, and means operable between steps for scanning the document along a path parallel to a line of characters on the document to produce data identifying graphic figures for analysis by the central processing system.
Abstract translation: 一种中央时间共享数据处理系统,被组织用于字符分析并耦合到多个远程文档扫描站,每个远程文档扫描站包括鼓文件馈送,滚筒可以以小增量步进旋转,以及可在步骤之间操作的装置,用于沿着路径扫描文档 平行于文档上的一行字符,以产生识别用于中央处理系统分析的图形数据的数据。
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公开(公告)号:US3300591A
公开(公告)日:1967-01-24
申请号:US32011763
申请日:1963-10-30
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: GUSHUE EDWARD J , GOLDMAN DAVID A
IPC: G11B7/003
CPC classification number: G11B7/003
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公开(公告)号:US3898396A
公开(公告)日:1975-08-05
申请号:US50626474
申请日:1974-09-16
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: GUSHUE EDWARD J , INSOLIA GERARD , IRANI FURROKH S
CPC classification number: H04M3/28 , Y10S379/914
Abstract: Test equipment for verifying trunk routing in a telephone system by developing, in response to a verification request, a series of spoken words identifying the area code and the telephone exchange to which the trunk under test is connected. The equipment includes a plurality of input channels each coupled to the verification line for a corresponding telephone exchange. A ringing signal on any channel is detected and a binary flag is set in an associated latch. All of the latches are scanned in rotational sequence by a multiplexer which, when a flag is detected, stops scanning and initiates a read-out operation from a speech-generating unit having a number of selectable speech signals stored in digital format in a read-only memory. Special logic circuitry is provided to identify the required telephone exchange digits, and to produce a read-out of the area code and exchange digits in sequence. The digits which are developed in response to a verification request are controlled by manuallyinsertable encoding keys, permitting customer modification of the predetermined voice response.
Abstract translation: 用于验证电话系统中的中继路由的测试设备,通过响应于验证请求,开发一系列标识区域代码的口语单词和被测中继线所连接的电话交换机。 该设备包括多个输入通道,每个输入通道耦合到验证线用于相应的电话交换机。 检测任何通道上的振铃信号,并在相关联的锁存器中设置二进制标志。 所有的锁存器通过多路复用器以旋转顺序扫描,当检测到标志时,停止扫描并从具有以数字格式存储的可读语音信号的数量的语音产生单元发起读出操作, 只有记忆。 提供特殊逻辑电路以识别所需的电话交换数字,并且产生区域代码的读出和顺序交换数字。 响应于验证请求而开发的数字由手动插入的编码键控制,允许客户修改预定的语音响应。
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公开(公告)号:GB1214373A
公开(公告)日:1970-12-02
申请号:GB1095168
申请日:1968-03-06
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
Abstract: 1,214,373. Character recognition. COGNITRONICS CORP. 6 March, 1968 [20 March, 1967], No. 10951/68. Heading G4R. In a character reading system comprising a central station having means for character analysis, which is coupled to a remote station having means for generating signals corresponding to data scanned from a document, means at the remote station produce clock pulses at scan positions uniformly spaced along the scanning path and means controlled by the clock pulses develop binary pulses in accordance with the amount of radiation reflected from the document to direct to the central station data signals corresponding to the binary pulses. The document 26, Fig. 4, is inserted into a guide channel and carried by a drum 20 which is rotated in discrete steps by a stepping motor 22, Fig. 5. A pressure pad 32 is provided with an aperture exposing a transverse portion of the document to scanning by a beam 42 reflected by a mirror 44 from a light source 46, e.g. an electric arc or a laser. The mirrors 44 are arranged around the circumference of a rotating disc 50 driven by a synchronous motor and are disposed at equal angles with respect to their neighbours.. Each time the beam is swept across the document 26 the drum 20 is stationary and between sweeps the drum is rotated a small angular increment by the motor 22. The light reflected from the document is detected by a photo-cell 94 and the resulting signal is supplied to an amplifier 102, Fig. 5, producing a binary output depending upon whether the signal is above or below a predetermined threshold value which is fed to a control circuit 104. A half-silvered mirror 114 reflects the main beam 42 so that a beam 42a scans a strip 110 carrying uniformly spaced vertical markings 112 and the light reflected by the strip is detected by a photo-cell 108. The resulting clock pulses are supplied via an amplifier 106 to the control circuit 104 to gate the signal input, the gated binary pulses then being fed into a shift register in the circuit 104 where the transitions between "black" and "white" are detected and used to control a counter 120 operated by the clock pulses. The counter 20 produces permutation code signals indicating the number of consecutive scan samples of the same character (white or black) which are transferred to a buffer store 122 supplying via transmission line 124 the central station 126. As described, 384 clock pulses are produced during each scan and at the end of a scan the circuit 104 produces a pulse to step the motor 22. The last sample may be arranged by circuit 104 to be a "black" bit to indicate to the central station that the scan is complete. Should the buffer 122 become filled a signal is sent via line 130 to the control circuit 104 which stops the counter and holds the count already developed by the counter, interrupts the stepping signal so that the drum 20 remains in position for a rescan of the same path, and counts 384 clock pulses subsequent to the signal on line 130. When the count reaches 384 the counter 12 is activated, the motor 22 stepped and the coding and transmission is resumed.
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公开(公告)号:JPS5913793B1
公开(公告)日:1984-03-31
申请号:JP12878679
申请日:1979-10-05
Applicant: Cognitronics Corp
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
CPC classification number: G06K9/2009 , H04N1/047 , H04N1/053 , H04N1/1135 , H04N1/12 , H04N1/121 , H04N1/36 , H04N1/419 , H04N2201/02439 , H04N2201/02443 , H04N2201/03108 , H04N2201/0471 , H04N2201/04734 , H04N2201/04746 , H04N2201/04756 , H04N2201/04775 , H04N2201/04791 , H04N2201/04794 , H04N2201/04798
Abstract: 1,214,373. Character recognition. COGNITRONICS CORP. 6 March, 1968 [20 March, 1967], No. 10951/68. Heading G4R. In a character reading system comprising a central station having means for character analysis, which is coupled to a remote station having means for generating signals corresponding to data scanned from a document, means at the remote station produce clock pulses at scan positions uniformly spaced along the scanning path and means controlled by the clock pulses develop binary pulses in accordance with the amount of radiation reflected from the document to direct to the central station data signals corresponding to the binary pulses. The document 26, Fig. 4, is inserted into a guide channel and carried by a drum 20 which is rotated in discrete steps by a stepping motor 22, Fig. 5. A pressure pad 32 is provided with an aperture exposing a transverse portion of the document to scanning by a beam 42 reflected by a mirror 44 from a light source 46, e.g. an electric arc or a laser. The mirrors 44 are arranged around the circumference of a rotating disc 50 driven by a synchronous motor and are disposed at equal angles with respect to their neighbours.. Each time the beam is swept across the document 26 the drum 20 is stationary and between sweeps the drum is rotated a small angular increment by the motor 22. The light reflected from the document is detected by a photo-cell 94 and the resulting signal is supplied to an amplifier 102, Fig. 5, producing a binary output depending upon whether the signal is above or below a predetermined threshold value which is fed to a control circuit 104. A half-silvered mirror 114 reflects the main beam 42 so that a beam 42a scans a strip 110 carrying uniformly spaced vertical markings 112 and the light reflected by the strip is detected by a photo-cell 108. The resulting clock pulses are supplied via an amplifier 106 to the control circuit 104 to gate the signal input, the gated binary pulses then being fed into a shift register in the circuit 104 where the transitions between "black" and "white" are detected and used to control a counter 120 operated by the clock pulses. The counter 20 produces permutation code signals indicating the number of consecutive scan samples of the same character (white or black) which are transferred to a buffer store 122 supplying via transmission line 124 the central station 126. As described, 384 clock pulses are produced during each scan and at the end of a scan the circuit 104 produces a pulse to step the motor 22. The last sample may be arranged by circuit 104 to be a "black" bit to indicate to the central station that the scan is complete. Should the buffer 122 become filled a signal is sent via line 130 to the control circuit 104 which stops the counter and holds the count already developed by the counter, interrupts the stepping signal so that the drum 20 remains in position for a rescan of the same path, and counts 384 clock pulses subsequent to the signal on line 130. When the count reaches 384 the counter 12 is activated, the motor 22 stepped and the coding and transmission is resumed.
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公开(公告)号:JPS5610670B1
公开(公告)日:1981-03-10
申请号:JP1790968
申请日:1968-03-19
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
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公开(公告)号:DE1574693A1
公开(公告)日:1971-06-24
申请号:DEC0044891
申请日:1968-03-19
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
IPC: H04N1/04 , G06K9/20 , H04N1/047 , H04N1/053 , H04N1/113 , H04N1/12 , H04N1/36 , H04N1/419 , G06K9/04
Abstract: 1,214,373. Character recognition. COGNITRONICS CORP. 6 March, 1968 [20 March, 1967], No. 10951/68. Heading G4R. In a character reading system comprising a central station having means for character analysis, which is coupled to a remote station having means for generating signals corresponding to data scanned from a document, means at the remote station produce clock pulses at scan positions uniformly spaced along the scanning path and means controlled by the clock pulses develop binary pulses in accordance with the amount of radiation reflected from the document to direct to the central station data signals corresponding to the binary pulses. The document 26, Fig. 4, is inserted into a guide channel and carried by a drum 20 which is rotated in discrete steps by a stepping motor 22, Fig. 5. A pressure pad 32 is provided with an aperture exposing a transverse portion of the document to scanning by a beam 42 reflected by a mirror 44 from a light source 46, e.g. an electric arc or a laser. The mirrors 44 are arranged around the circumference of a rotating disc 50 driven by a synchronous motor and are disposed at equal angles with respect to their neighbours.. Each time the beam is swept across the document 26 the drum 20 is stationary and between sweeps the drum is rotated a small angular increment by the motor 22. The light reflected from the document is detected by a photo-cell 94 and the resulting signal is supplied to an amplifier 102, Fig. 5, producing a binary output depending upon whether the signal is above or below a predetermined threshold value which is fed to a control circuit 104. A half-silvered mirror 114 reflects the main beam 42 so that a beam 42a scans a strip 110 carrying uniformly spaced vertical markings 112 and the light reflected by the strip is detected by a photo-cell 108. The resulting clock pulses are supplied via an amplifier 106 to the control circuit 104 to gate the signal input, the gated binary pulses then being fed into a shift register in the circuit 104 where the transitions between "black" and "white" are detected and used to control a counter 120 operated by the clock pulses. The counter 20 produces permutation code signals indicating the number of consecutive scan samples of the same character (white or black) which are transferred to a buffer store 122 supplying via transmission line 124 the central station 126. As described, 384 clock pulses are produced during each scan and at the end of a scan the circuit 104 produces a pulse to step the motor 22. The last sample may be arranged by circuit 104 to be a "black" bit to indicate to the central station that the scan is complete. Should the buffer 122 become filled a signal is sent via line 130 to the control circuit 104 which stops the counter and holds the count already developed by the counter, interrupts the stepping signal so that the drum 20 remains in position for a rescan of the same path, and counts 384 clock pulses subsequent to the signal on line 130. When the count reaches 384 the counter 12 is activated, the motor 22 stepped and the coding and transmission is resumed.
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公开(公告)号:FR1558044A
公开(公告)日:1969-02-21
申请号:FR1558044D
申请日:1968-03-05
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
Abstract: 1,214,373. Character recognition. COGNITRONICS CORP. 6 March, 1968 [20 March, 1967], No. 10951/68. Heading G4R. In a character reading system comprising a central station having means for character analysis, which is coupled to a remote station having means for generating signals corresponding to data scanned from a document, means at the remote station produce clock pulses at scan positions uniformly spaced along the scanning path and means controlled by the clock pulses develop binary pulses in accordance with the amount of radiation reflected from the document to direct to the central station data signals corresponding to the binary pulses. The document 26, Fig. 4, is inserted into a guide channel and carried by a drum 20 which is rotated in discrete steps by a stepping motor 22, Fig. 5. A pressure pad 32 is provided with an aperture exposing a transverse portion of the document to scanning by a beam 42 reflected by a mirror 44 from a light source 46, e.g. an electric arc or a laser. The mirrors 44 are arranged around the circumference of a rotating disc 50 driven by a synchronous motor and are disposed at equal angles with respect to their neighbours.. Each time the beam is swept across the document 26 the drum 20 is stationary and between sweeps the drum is rotated a small angular increment by the motor 22. The light reflected from the document is detected by a photo-cell 94 and the resulting signal is supplied to an amplifier 102, Fig. 5, producing a binary output depending upon whether the signal is above or below a predetermined threshold value which is fed to a control circuit 104. A half-silvered mirror 114 reflects the main beam 42 so that a beam 42a scans a strip 110 carrying uniformly spaced vertical markings 112 and the light reflected by the strip is detected by a photo-cell 108. The resulting clock pulses are supplied via an amplifier 106 to the control circuit 104 to gate the signal input, the gated binary pulses then being fed into a shift register in the circuit 104 where the transitions between "black" and "white" are detected and used to control a counter 120 operated by the clock pulses. The counter 20 produces permutation code signals indicating the number of consecutive scan samples of the same character (white or black) which are transferred to a buffer store 122 supplying via transmission line 124 the central station 126. As described, 384 clock pulses are produced during each scan and at the end of a scan the circuit 104 produces a pulse to step the motor 22. The last sample may be arranged by circuit 104 to be a "black" bit to indicate to the central station that the scan is complete. Should the buffer 122 become filled a signal is sent via line 130 to the control circuit 104 which stops the counter and holds the count already developed by the counter, interrupts the stepping signal so that the drum 20 remains in position for a rescan of the same path, and counts 384 clock pulses subsequent to the signal on line 130. When the count reaches 384 the counter 12 is activated, the motor 22 stepped and the coding and transmission is resumed.
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公开(公告)号:DE1574693B2
公开(公告)日:1978-08-17
申请号:DEC0044891
申请日:1968-03-19
Applicant: COGNITRONICS CORP
Inventor: SHEPARD DAVID H , GUSHUE EDWARD J
IPC: H04N1/04 , G06K9/20 , H04N1/047 , H04N1/053 , H04N1/113 , H04N1/12 , H04N1/36 , H04N1/419 , G06K9/04
Abstract: 1,214,373. Character recognition. COGNITRONICS CORP. 6 March, 1968 [20 March, 1967], No. 10951/68. Heading G4R. In a character reading system comprising a central station having means for character analysis, which is coupled to a remote station having means for generating signals corresponding to data scanned from a document, means at the remote station produce clock pulses at scan positions uniformly spaced along the scanning path and means controlled by the clock pulses develop binary pulses in accordance with the amount of radiation reflected from the document to direct to the central station data signals corresponding to the binary pulses. The document 26, Fig. 4, is inserted into a guide channel and carried by a drum 20 which is rotated in discrete steps by a stepping motor 22, Fig. 5. A pressure pad 32 is provided with an aperture exposing a transverse portion of the document to scanning by a beam 42 reflected by a mirror 44 from a light source 46, e.g. an electric arc or a laser. The mirrors 44 are arranged around the circumference of a rotating disc 50 driven by a synchronous motor and are disposed at equal angles with respect to their neighbours.. Each time the beam is swept across the document 26 the drum 20 is stationary and between sweeps the drum is rotated a small angular increment by the motor 22. The light reflected from the document is detected by a photo-cell 94 and the resulting signal is supplied to an amplifier 102, Fig. 5, producing a binary output depending upon whether the signal is above or below a predetermined threshold value which is fed to a control circuit 104. A half-silvered mirror 114 reflects the main beam 42 so that a beam 42a scans a strip 110 carrying uniformly spaced vertical markings 112 and the light reflected by the strip is detected by a photo-cell 108. The resulting clock pulses are supplied via an amplifier 106 to the control circuit 104 to gate the signal input, the gated binary pulses then being fed into a shift register in the circuit 104 where the transitions between "black" and "white" are detected and used to control a counter 120 operated by the clock pulses. The counter 20 produces permutation code signals indicating the number of consecutive scan samples of the same character (white or black) which are transferred to a buffer store 122 supplying via transmission line 124 the central station 126. As described, 384 clock pulses are produced during each scan and at the end of a scan the circuit 104 produces a pulse to step the motor 22. The last sample may be arranged by circuit 104 to be a "black" bit to indicate to the central station that the scan is complete. Should the buffer 122 become filled a signal is sent via line 130 to the control circuit 104 which stops the counter and holds the count already developed by the counter, interrupts the stepping signal so that the drum 20 remains in position for a rescan of the same path, and counts 384 clock pulses subsequent to the signal on line 130. When the count reaches 384 the counter 12 is activated, the motor 22 stepped and the coding and transmission is resumed.
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