Patent Document ID: 4374625
Application ID: 06145523

Base Claim:
1. An automatic word ending text recorder of the kind having: text display means to display a sequence of text characters in intelligible form in response to character and function identifying signals, keyboard means including a plurality of alphanumeric, symbol and function keys to produce a keycode signal unique to any operator-actuated key, and decoding means responsive to keycode signals from said keyboard means to produce said character and function identifying signals, wherein the improvement comprises: word ending means within said decoding means producing one of at least two groups of one or more character identifying signals in response to actuation of a selected key on said keyboard, each group of character identifying signals representing a different word ending and wherein said word ending means includes means for selecting among said groups depending upon identification of one or more key actuations prior to actuation of said selected key.

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Claim 20:
20. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said word ending means includes first means responsive to actuation of a function key, subsequent to actuation of said selected key, to clear a register, a hyphen flag register, means to set said hyphen flag register on detection of actuation of a hyphen key, means to reset said hyphen flag register on detection of an alpha key, means responsive to detection of a function key actuation to inhibit operation of said first means.