Data sensing and handling apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Data sensing and handling apparatus 失效
    数据传感处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US2928073A

    公开(公告)日:1960-03-08

    申请号:US47911054

    申请日:1954-12-31

    Applicant: IBM

    Inventor: GREANIAS EVON C

    CPC classification number: G06K9/54 G06K9/38 G06K9/40

    Abstract: 818,072. Photo-electric readers. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION. Dec. 23, 1955 [Dec. 31, 1954], No. 36932/55. Class 40 (3). [Also in Group XIX]. In a device for investigating a character means are provided for scanning the character by means of a plurality of successive scans and for producing output signals in response to the sensing of portions of the character and the output signals resulting from a small group of signals is reduced to a single output dependent on whether the area covered by the group of scans may be regarded as predominantly part of the character or not. Such a device enables a smaller scanning beam, with a consequential increase in signal to noise ratio, to be used without the following stages being provided with a large amount of data to be processed. In the embodiment of Fig. 1 a master oscillator 10 feeds a divider chain comprising a series of divide-by-two circuits 11, 12 and 13, and a final divide by four stage. An output direct from oscillator 10 controls fast sweep generator 15 to cause the application of a sequence of very short (e.g. 0.01 inch) scan waveforms to the horizontal deflection plates 16, 17, of flying- spot C.R.T. scanner 7. The output of the final frequency divider is applied to slow-sweep generator 18 which feeds vertical deflection plates 19, 20 with a waveform giving (e.g. 0.005 inch) separation between the horizontal scan lines. Means, not shown, may be used to alter the relative position of the character scanned (shown as a figure " 8 ") and the complete scan so far described so that the whole character is investigated by 10 such complete scans side by side. The character being scanned is viewed by light-sensitive cell 21 whose output is amplified at 22 and applied to a top and bottom clipper circuit 23 feeding amplifier 24 and cathode follower 25. The output from this part of the equipment is arranged to be a substantially square waveform varying between one level corresponding to the viewing of the background colour and another corresponding to the viewing of the character marking itself This waveform, through diode 27 and resistor 28, is applied to charge capacitor 31 and the potential reached is derived by means of cathode follower 29 and fed to trigger circuit 39. When a certain potential is reached, corresponding to the existance of a predominance of character marking in the group of scans under investigation the trigger changes its state and at the end of the group a signal corresponding to the state of the trigger at that time is fed out to the recognition unit. As described, a group consists of two fast scans and an output is derived from divider 11 and fed to multivibrator 37 to obtain an output pulse at the end of every second scan. This pulse is fed to gate 38 to feed out an appropriate signal if the trigger circuit 39 has changed its state during the group. It is also fed as a resetting pulse to the circuit 39, and to valve 35 to cause diode 33 to conduct and discharge capacitor 31 ready for the next operation. The initial bias on the capacitor 31 determined by the D.C. source 32 decides the total input necessary to cause trigger circuit 39 to change over. In a second embodiment (Fig. 2, not shown), the master oscillator runs at a frequency eight times faster than the fast sweep frequency and the photo-cell output controls gate circuits which, when open, allow master oscillator pulses to pass to two counter chains. When the count reaches a certain value an associated trigger circuit (like 39 in Fig. 1) is changed over. In one counter chain sampling of the trigger circuit condition followed by resetting takes place every two scans whilst in the other the sampling and resetting is effected every fourth scan.

    Voice entry system
    9.
    发明授权
    Voice entry system 失效
    语音输入系统

    公开(公告)号:US3641500A

    公开(公告)日:1972-02-08

    申请号:US3641500D

    申请日:1970-06-30

    Applicant: IBM

    CPC classification number: G07G1/10 G06F3/16

    Abstract: An arrangement is disclosed for making entries into an information system from a plurality of remote locations by voice communications. The arrangement comprises a speech compression means and an audio buffer means associated with each location, the speech compression means functioning to compress the duration of a message whereby a keyboard operator receiving the voice communications can handle a plurality of locations, the audio buffer means being operative to store the compressed message. There is also associated with each location a word counter which contains a count of the words in a message, a count in a word counter signifying that a complete message is in the audio buffer enabling the locations where that message has been entered to have that message processed. The arrangement includes a sequencing unit which establishes which location can receive processing. The keyboard operator enters the messages into an information-processing system and the results of this processing are then transmitted back to the appropriate locations where they can be printed out or otherwise be availed of.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于通过语音通信从多个远程位置进入信息系统的布置。 该装置包括语音压缩装置和与每个位置相关联的音频缓冲装置,语音压缩装置用于压缩消息的持续时间,由此接收语音通信的键盘操作员可以处理多个位置,音频缓冲装置可操作 存储压缩消息。 还包括与每个位置相关联的一个字计数器,其中包含消息中的单词的计数,字计数器中的计数表示完整的消息在音频缓冲器中,使得该消息已被输入的位置具有该消息 处理。 该装置包括一个确定哪个位置可以接收处理的排序单元。 键盘操作员将消息输入到信息处理系统中,然后将该处理的结果传送回可以被打印出或以其他方式被使用的适当位置。

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