Patent GB-877512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to conversion devices for facsimile apparatus
Filed: 1957-10-04
Abstract: 877,512. Facsimile printing apparatus. EASTMAN KODAK CO. Oct. 4, 1957 [Oct. 5, 1956], No. 31094/57. Class 40(3) The facsimile system, described in Specification 877,511 for reproducing printed address labels in response to coded information provided in the separate areas of punched cards and arranged to provide predetermined constant spacing between the various parts of the address-such as the title, Christian name and surname occurring in a line of print, is modified so that for labels to be addressed to female members at an address which also has a male addressee, the memories corresponding to the first three letters of the title are not connected, and the title portion of the arrangement is permanently set to produce MRS except when the card carries the title MISS, and the detection of the second S also effects a changeover to reproduce the letter I in lieu of the letter R in the second position. When the arrangement is to be used to reproduce a set of female address labels the switch 201 is opened and the three sets of memories 121(1), 121(2) and 121(3) are not connected by plugs 126(1), 126(2), 126(3) to the sockets 116(1), 116(2), 116(3), Fig. 6 (not shown) as they are when male address labels, with a title such as MR, REV., HON, &c. are to be printed. The modified circuit arrangement is shown in Fig. 11, and at the start of the read-out operation a pulse over line 169 operates the valve 170 to trigger the flip-flop 140 to its opposite condition so that the valve 161(1) can be operated by the first pulse on line 180. When the valve 161 responds, it changes over flip-flop 140(1) and passes a pulse over line 163(1) to diodes 202, 203, Fig. 11, of a coding diode group 220 to pass pulses over conductors 150(1) and 150(5) corresponding to the six-unit code representing the letter M. The next pulse via line 180 operates valve 161(2) which triggers flip-flop 140(2) to pass a pulse over line 163(2) and via diodes 207, 208, 210 to conductors 150(1), 150(4), 150(6) corresponding to the letter R. The next synchronizing pulse operates the valve 161(3) which triggers flip-flop 140(3) to pass a pulse over line 163(3) and via diodes 212, 213 to conductors 150(2) and 150(4) corresponding to the letter S, so that normally, when read-out takes place the letters MRS will be printed on the address label irrespective of the letters in the corresponding positions on the punched card. If no signal has been read in to memory 121(4), the associated "OR" circuit of Fig. 6 (not shown) will have pulsed read-in coil 132(3), and also will have switched over flip-flop 215 to drive the valve 217 well below cut-off to prevent the passing of a pulse over line 204 to conductor 150(2). Since the flip flop 215 is not reset until the end of the first four characters, the letter R is printed. Subsequently the letter S is printed to complete the title MRS irrespective of the characters in the first three code positions of the card. The pulse on line 163(3) operates valve 135(3) and passes through the read-out coil 133(3) of the memory associated with the fourth letter of the title to pass a pulse over line 171(3) to render valve 138 conductive and to switch flip-flop 160 rendering a valve 139 receptive to the next pulse on line 180 which switches flip-flop 140(5) to effect reading of the memory 121(5) having no signal stored thereon, and providing a space between the end of the title MRS and the first character of the next portion of the address. Also the switching of the flip-flop 140(5) renders a valve, switched to valve 161(1), 161(2) . . . receptive to the next pulse on the line 180. If the card carried code lines corresponding to MISS, a pulse would not be produced for the coil 132(3) of the memory associatedwiththesecondletterS130(3),theflip-flop 215 would not be switched and the valve 217 would be conductive to pass a pulse to conductor 150(2) thereby providing in lieu of the code combination for R, the coded signal for the letter I. The first S would be read out as previously, and the fourth pulse on the line 180 would operate a valve and flip-flop to produce a pulse on conductor 163(4) to render valve 135(4) conducting to read out the letter S stored on the memory 121(4) and to pass the appropriate pulses from the memory elements to the conductors 150(2), 150(4). The next pulse on the line 180 operates the valve 162 to switch flip-flop 140(5) to provide a pulse to read-out the memory 121(5), storing a blank signal, to provide the spacing between the title portion and the next section of the address. Specifications 711,497, 711,498, 792,861, 792,862 and 816,434 also are referred to.