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US3588834A
US3588834A US771461A US3588834DA US3588834A US 3588834 A US3588834 A US 3588834A US 771461 A US771461 A US 771461A US 3588834D A US3588834D A US 3588834DA US 3588834 A US3588834 A US 3588834A
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    • G06F13/382—Information transfer, e.g. on bus using universal interface adapter
    • G06F13/385—Information transfer, e.g. on bus using universal interface adapter for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
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    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0487—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
    • G06F3/0489—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof

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  • a remote terminal station connected by communication channels to a central processor for the communication of alpha and numeric information.
  • the terminal station is capable of being operated in any one of three independent modes. The first mode is on line with the central processor with an operator entering data into the system at the terminal station. By proper selection of operational keys, the code transmitted by the terminal station is either ASCII or Hamming.
  • the second mode is on line unattended wherein the terminal station echoes" back to the central processor all information received by it.
  • the third mode is an off-line mode of operation wherein an operator controls the input and output of the station.
  • a recirculating register operating on a time sharing basis is used for synchronizing the operating speed of the terminal station with the speed of transmission over the communication lines.
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Abstract

A REMOTE TERMINAL STATION CONNECTED BY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO A CENTRAL PROCESSOR FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF ALPHA AND NUMERIC INFORMATION. THE TERMINAL STATION IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED IN ANY ONE OF THREE INDEPENDENT MODES. THE FIRST MODE IS ON LINE WITH THE CENTRAL PROCESSOR WITH AN OPERATOR ENTERING DATA INTO THE SYSTEM AT THE TERMINAL STATION. BY PROPER SELECTION OF OPERATIONAL KEYS, THE CODE TRANSMITTED BY THE TERMINAL STATION IS EITHER ASCII OR HAMMING. THE SECOND MODE IS ON LINE UNATTENDED WHEREIN THE TERMINAL STATION "ECHOES" BACK TO THE CENTRAL PROCESSOR ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED BY IT. THE THIRD MODE IS AN OFF-LINE MODE OF OPERATION WHEREIN AN OPERATOR CONTROL STHE INPUT AND OUTPUT OF THE STATION. A RECIRCULATING REGISTER OPERATING ON A TIME SHARING BASIS IS USED FOR SYNCHRONIZING THE OPERATING SPEED OF THE TERMINAL STATION WITH THE SPEED OF TRANSMISSION OVER THE COMMUNICATION LINES.

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United States Patent [72] Inventors John H. Pedersen Detroit; Michael M. Mllnler, Jr., Livonia; Charles B. flebeler, Pennington; lloy Ying Chang, Westland, Mich. [2| Appl. No. 771.461 [22] Filed Oct. 29,1968 [45] Patented June 28, 1971 [73] Assignee Burroughs Corporation,
Detroit, Mich.
[541 TERMINAL STATION 6 Claims. 47 Drawing Figs.
[52] U.S. Cl 340/1725 [5|] Int. Cl G06! 3/00, H041 7/00 [50) Field Search 340/172.5; 235/157 (56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,245,038 4/1966 Stafford et al. 340/172.5X 3,300,763 I 1/1967 Hoehmann 340/1725 3,328,772 6/1967 Oeters 340/1725 3,332,068 7/1967 McLaughlin et al. 340/1725 CENTRAL ATA 3,362,015 1/1968 Mackie etal. 340/172.5 3368028 2/1968 Windels et al 340/l72.5 3,402,397 9/1968 McDonald 340/1725 3,434,117 3/1969 Gibson 340/1725 Primary Examiner-Paul .l. Henon Assistant Examiner-R. F. Chapuran Attorneys-Kenneth L. Miller and Wallace P. Lamb ABSTRACT: A remote terminal station connected by communication channels to a central processor for the communication of alpha and numeric information. The terminal station is capable of being operated in any one of three independent modes. The first mode is on line with the central processor with an operator entering data into the system at the terminal station. By proper selection of operational keys, the code transmitted by the terminal station is either ASCII or Hamming. The second mode is on line unattended wherein the terminal station echoes" back to the central processor all information received by it. The third mode is an off-line mode of operation wherein an operator controls the input and output of the station. A recirculating register operating on a time sharing basis is used for synchronizing the operating speed of the terminal station with the speed of transmission over the communication lines.
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US3725866A (en) * 1971-03-08 1973-04-03 Searle Medidata Inc Data communication system
US3754217A (en) * 1971-12-20 1973-08-21 Ibm Synchronous line control discriminator
US3760362A (en) * 1969-11-14 1973-09-18 Halliburton Co Oil field production automation method and apparatus
US3910322A (en) * 1972-08-24 1975-10-07 Westinghouse Electric Corp Test set controlled by a remotely positioned digital computer
US4121284A (en) * 1972-09-11 1978-10-17 Hyatt Gilbert P Computerized system for operator interaction
US4126898A (en) * 1977-01-19 1978-11-21 Hewlett-Packard Company Programmable calculator including terminal control means
US4127897A (en) * 1974-05-30 1978-11-28 Hewlett-Packard Company Programmable calculator having extended input/output capability
US4710917A (en) * 1985-04-08 1987-12-01 Datapoint Corporation Video conferencing network
US4716585A (en) * 1985-04-05 1987-12-29 Datapoint Corporation Gain switched audio conferencing network
US5014267A (en) * 1989-04-06 1991-05-07 Datapoint Corporation Video conferencing network

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US3760362A (en) * 1969-11-14 1973-09-18 Halliburton Co Oil field production automation method and apparatus
US3725866A (en) * 1971-03-08 1973-04-03 Searle Medidata Inc Data communication system
US3754217A (en) * 1971-12-20 1973-08-21 Ibm Synchronous line control discriminator
US3910322A (en) * 1972-08-24 1975-10-07 Westinghouse Electric Corp Test set controlled by a remotely positioned digital computer
US4121284A (en) * 1972-09-11 1978-10-17 Hyatt Gilbert P Computerized system for operator interaction
US4127897A (en) * 1974-05-30 1978-11-28 Hewlett-Packard Company Programmable calculator having extended input/output capability
US4126898A (en) * 1977-01-19 1978-11-21 Hewlett-Packard Company Programmable calculator including terminal control means
US4716585A (en) * 1985-04-05 1987-12-29 Datapoint Corporation Gain switched audio conferencing network
US4710917A (en) * 1985-04-08 1987-12-01 Datapoint Corporation Video conferencing network
US5014267A (en) * 1989-04-06 1991-05-07 Datapoint Corporation Video conferencing network

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