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AssigneeRealty & Industrial Corporation
InventorsWilliam S. Gubelmann, deceased, by Walter S. Gubelmann, executor, William R. Grier
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The illustrated embodiment is a desk top justifying text writing reproducing machine, illustratively controllable by a code reading means in a desk top text writing composing machine (the topic of our copending application for "JUSTIFYING, TEXT WRITING COMPOSING MACHINE", Ser. No. 213,045, filed Dec. 28, 1971), for automatically producing a justified copy, line-by-line, generally one line behind the line being encoded in the composing machine. The operator normally merely puts paper in the reproducing machine, sets a left margin control and shifts a key that conditions the machine for code controlled operations. The arrangement of the encoded information for each line is such that the reproducer is normally automatically operated according to a justifying quotient code, a justifying remainder code, a machine conditioning or clearing code, the text codes (including characters, spaces and functions) and a carriage return code, in that order, so the controlling information for succeeding lines is fed in a single forward direction and the operator need not handle the code media or perform any of the reproducing operations. The reproducing machine includes means, responsive to conditioning codes, for in each instance operating the machine to assume a particular group of operating conditions that correspond to the operating conditions of the composing machine at the time the conditioning code was encoded. The reproducing machine also includes clearing means, responsive to a clear code, for placing the machine in a normal operating group of conditions. In a reader control "stop" condition, the reproducer may be operated manually, for inserting variables in an otherwise code controlled reproduction, or for using the machine as a typewriter.
A justifying reproducing apparatus to be operated responsive to information encoded on a coded medium, said justifying reproducing apparatus comprising a carriage and being capable of producing printed lines having words and normal word spaces between adjacent words and adjusting the normal word spaces by a justifying spacing amount formed by a quotient amount and a remainder amount wherein said quotient amount and remainder amount represent any number of units left in a fixed length justifying area ahead of a righthand margin of a line divided by the number of word spaces in that line, said justifying reproducing apparatus comprising:
A justifying reproducing apparatus to be operated responsive to encoded information, said encoded information comprising an encoded line of print, said justifying reproducing apparatus comprising:
A justifying reproducing apparatus to be operated responsive to true quotient and remainder amount information encoded on a coded medium, said true quotient amount and remainder amount formed by dividing the number of units left in a line by the number of word spaces in that line, said justifying reproducing apparatus comprising a carriage, means for forming a normal word space, means for setting said quotient amount and said remainder amount once per justified line, means responsive to said quotient and remainder amounts for forming a justifying spacing amount, accumulator means for accumulating said normal word space and said justifying spacing amount to form a justified word space, and carriage moving means for controlling the movement of said carriage, said accumulator means being connected to said carriage moving means for moving said carriage said normal word space and said justifying spacing amount in one motion.
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Characterised by form of recorded information: by punched records, e.g. cards, sheets
Control, indicating, or safety devices or systems for composing machines of various
Typewriters
Machines or accessories for making, setting, or distributing type
Term ended 23 Mar 1993 (estimated)
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Our justifying text writing system involves two illustratively interconnected machines, a justification computing and encoding composing machine that forms the greater part of our copending application for "Justifying, Text Writing Composing Machine", Ser. No. 213,045, filed Dec. 28, 1971, pending, and a justified copy reproducer that is particularly set forth in this application.
As described in our copending application Ser. No. 213,045, filed Dec. 28, 1971 pending, operation of the composing machine normally results in the encoding of a justifying quotient code, a justifying remainder code, then selectively a conditioning or a clearing code, the codes for the text of a line (characters, spaces and functions) and a carriage return code, in that order of space and flow on the code medium, for successive lines of written material. The carriage return code is encoded at the end of a line of the text codes, and, even though the justifying information is encoded at substantially the same time, the justifying information is encoded ahead of the text codes on the code medium. As soon as a complete line is encoded on the code medium, that part of the code medium is automatically fed into a main reading device serving area. When this occurs and when the reproducer is conditioned for automatic code controlled operations, as will be described in the detail hereinafter, the main reader successively reads the codes for the line.
As disclosed above, this justifying text writing reproducing machine forms a portion of a text writing machine, which includes the justifying, text writing composing machine disclosed in our copending application, Ser. No. 213,045. This reproducing machine is intended to be supplied with justifying codes from said composing machine and, in fact, is directly coupled thereto to receive the justifying codes on a tape medium. The justification codes supplied by the composing machine, generally comprise a quotient code and a remainder code that is determined by division of the number of word spaces in a line into the amount left in a fixed length justifying area, that precedes the right margin control in the composing machine. The fixed length justifying area in the composing machine is limited to be no more than 23 units in length and, therefore, no more than 23 units can be added to justify any line in this reproducer.
FIG. 1 is a reduced scale right side elevation of the reproducer with the cover and a portion of the base frame cut away for clarity.
FIG. 2 is a reduced scale left side elevation of the reproducer with the cover and portions of its frame cut away.
FIG. 3 is a fragmented reduced scale top plan view of the machine's frame members.
The following Charts "A" - "E" are referred to occasionally in the detailed description, and they are listed here so they may be readily found.
__________________________________________________________________________ CHART A DIFFERENTIAL CHARACTER AND WORD SPACING Different sized Carriage characters combined on related keys, Groups Movement and Spaces unaffected by case shift. __________________________________________________________________________ A. Upper Case .100" " # $ % ? & ( ) * W M and .100" nut space Lower Case .100" 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 0 w m B. UC .050" ' LC .100" 7 C. UC .100" Q E R T Y U O P A S D F G H J K Z X C V B LC .075" q e r t y u o p a s d f g h j k z x c v b D. UC .075" I LC .050" i E. UC .100" L LC .050" 1 F. UC 0.50" : - / and .050" Nut space, and Space Bar. LC .050" : , . G. UC .075" .075" nut space. LC .075" __________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: The above includes all of the character keys, except the underline key which does not cause carriage movement.
______________________________________ CHART B CHARACTER AND SPACE KEY CODES Alphabet Code Numerals Code ______________________________________ A 124 1 2 B 157 2 23 C 147 3 24 D 126 4 25 E 12 5 26 F 127 6 27 G 134 7 245 H 135 8 234 I 35 9 235 J 136 0 236 K 137 L 3 M 246 Punctuation N 167 ( , ) 36 O 17 ( ; ) 345 P 123 ( . ) 347 Q 1 Spaces R 13 .050" Nut Space, 346 S 125 .075" Nut Space, 1457 T 14 .100" Nut Space, 247 U 16 Word Space (Space Bar) 34 V 156 W 237 X 146 Y 15 Z 145 Underline 1456 ______________________________________