Abstract:
AN EMBODIMENT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION SHOWS A CIRCUIT BOARD USED IN THE MEMORY OF A REPERTORY DIALER. THE BOARD HS TEN COLUMNS OF ELECTRICALLY-CONNECTED SOCKETS, EACH COLUMN BEING HEADED BY A RESISTOR WEIGHTED IN VALUE ACCORDING TO THE COLUMN IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED. EACH COLUMN CORRESPONDS TO A DIGIT VALUE IN AN ADDRESS. TEN ROWS, HAVING A SOCKET IN EACH ROW, ARE ALSO PROVIDED AND CORRESPOND TO THE DIGIT POSITIONS IN AN ADDRESS. TO PROGRAM THE CIRCUIT BOARD, WIRE LEAD IS CONNECTED FROM THE SOCKET IN EACH ROW TO A SOCKET IN THE COLUMN CORRESPONDING TO THE DIGIT VALUE. THIS BOARD THEREFORE PERMITS THE PROGRAMMING OF INFORMATION DIRECTLY IN ANALOG FORM. THE MEMORY, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BOARDS, STORES THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION IN A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATRIX. THE WEIGHTED RESISTORS PROVIDE THE THIRD-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION.
Abstract:
An example of the duplex control circuit is a circuit formed of two logic flip-flops connected between two channels of a halfduplex telegraph circuit. This duplex control circuit functions to prevent reflections or feedback of the transmissions into the inactive channel. Each channel is controlled by one of the flipflops whereby the flip-flop controlling the inactive channel is set and locks this channel to a marking condition whenever a spacing signal is processed by the active channel and does not become reset until this spacing signal terminates at the input to the inactive channel.
Abstract:
A measurement of transmission speed-error can be obtained by utilizing the present inventive concepts with conventional pulse or telegraph distortion measuring apparatus. For each character in the pulse train fed to the apparatus, a period of time is established for making measurements. The transitions which occur during this time period are measured in the normal manner and displayed. The meter or other display apparatus is designed to divide the reading by an appropriate number in order to compensate for the cumulative effect of speed error, and an indication is also made as to whether the speed is faster or slower than normal.
Abstract:
An example of an interlocking switch arrangement is a matrix design having an interlocking circuit connected at each matrix cross point. Each interlocking circuit has a relay which when actuated closes the matrix at its associated cross point. Prior to actuation of its relay, this circuit grounds the matrix column and row buses at its cross point. This serves to open the matrix at any other cross point in the same row and column thereby preventing the matrix from being connected at more than one cross point in any column or row at the same time. The matrix design affords versatility in that it permits interlocking circuits to be easily added to or removed from the matrix without affecting or requiring any altering of the other interlocking circuits.