Typewriting machines – Logotype typewriter – Actuation of single key types plural characters
Patent
1982-06-30
1984-08-07
Wright, Jr., Ernest T.
Typewriting machines
Logotype typewriter
Actuation of single key types plural characters
400 83, B41J 302
Patent
active
044640706
ABSTRACT:
A text recorder includes a multi-character display controller which is operated in a multi-character mode to record (e.g., print on paper or generate a CRT or the like display) multi-character sequences in response to operator actuation of a single key of a keyboard substantially identical to a conventional typewriter keyboard. Operator actuation of a key generates a coded signal representative of the actuated key, but in the multi-character mode, the normal text recorder function of printing or displaying the character associated with the key is inhibited, and instead, a memory device is accessed which has stored at a location corresponding to the actuated key, a sequence of coded signals representative of a plurality of characters, functions or both. The storage device may include a plurality of sets of stored signal sequences representing a plurality of multi-character sequences, the selection between the different storage sets being effected based on a particular key or key sequence previously actuated. Particular keys suitable for use in a multi-character mode are keys representing numeric characters, symbol graphics, or various punctuation marks. The invention is applicable to text recorders designed for use with English or foreign languages.
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Hanft Roy F.
Pechanek Gerald G.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Wright, Jr. Ernest T.
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