US 4,374,625 A · Text recorder with automatic word ending

Abstract

A text recorder of the type which includes a text display device to record text in intelligible form on a typewritten page or line or page-like display in response to character and function identifying signals, a keyboard with a plurality of alphabetic, numeric, symbol and function keys for actuation by an operator to produce a keyboard signal unique to the actuated key, decoding means responsive to keyboard signals from said keyboard to produce character and function identifying signals and wherein the decoding means includes a word completion means for producing one of at least two groups of one or more character identifying signals in response to actuation of a selectd key on said keyboard, each group of character identifying signals representing a different word ending and wherein the word completion means includes means for selecting among the group dependent upon the identity of one or more keys actuated prior to actuation of the selected key.

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Dependent claims

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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A method of operating a text recorder such as an electronic typewriter to provide appropriate word endings, on command, which text recorder includes

keyboard means with plural alpha, numeric, function and symbol graphic keys, and at least one key for initiating an automatic word ending operation,
text display means for displaying a sequence of text characters in intelligible form, and
decoding means responsive to operation of said keyboard means for driving said text display means
in which the method comprises the steps of:
storing a CPT table representing a matrix of appropriate word endings as a function of the character preceding a word ending, if said preceding character uniquely identifies an appropriate word ending,
actuating an automatic word ending initiating key, and
addressing said CPT table with a representation of a character preceding actuation of an automatic word ending initiation key to identify an appropriate word ending, and
employing said identification to output a word ending character string to said text display means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Text recorder with automatic word ending

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Text recorder with automatic word ending

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