Conversation device with space and feed movement related to actuation time of control key

A conversation device comprising:

• a key for instructing feeding of a recording medium without printing;
• means for generating pulses of a predetermined period upon depression of said key;
• detecting means for counting the pulses generated by said pulse generating means to detect the passage of a time interval for which said key is depressed;
• counting means for counting the pulses to obtain a desired number of pulses generated by said pulse generating means, in response to the detection by said detecting means;
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• feeding means for feeding the recording medium a predetermined amount in response to the count of the desired number of pulses by said counting means.

A recording medium feeding device comprising:

• key means for instructing feeding of a recording medium;
• pulse generating means for generating pulses of a predetermined period upon actuation of said key means;
• first counting means for counting the pulses generated by said pulse generating means;
• data setting means for setting a desired value to be counted by said first counting means;
• second counting means for counting pulses generated by said pulse generating means when the count by said first counting means reaches a value set by said data setting means;
• and
• recording medium feeding means for feeding the recording medium until the number of pulses counted by said second counting means reaches a predetermined value.

A character display device comprising:

• output medium means for visually outputting a character entered into said device;
• key means for instructing displacement of said output medium means by an amount at least equal to the display position of one character entered into said device;
• pulse generating means for generating pulses of a predetermined period upon the actuation of said key means;
• detecting means for counting the pulses generated by said pulse generating means to detect the passage of a time interval for which said key is actuated;
• counting means for counting the pulses to obtain a desired number of pulses generated by said pulse generating means when said detecting means detects the passage of a time interval having a predetermined length, and
• input character display position displacing means for displacing the display position of characters entered on said output medium means by a length corresponding to a predetermined and desired number of characters in response to the desired number of pulses obtained by said counting means.

A recording medium feeding device comprising:

• key means for generating an instruction to feed a recording medium;
• key driving time interval counting means for counting a driving time interval of said instruction generated by said key means;
• signal generating means for generating a signal when the driving time interval of said instruction counted by said key driving time interval counting means exceeds a predetermined value;
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• recording medium feeding means for feeding the recording medium a predetermined amount in response to a signal from said signal generating means.

A recording medium feeding device comprising:

• instructing means for generating an instruction to feed a recording medium;
• discriminating means for discriminating whether a driving time interval of an instruction generated by said instruction means exceeds a predetermined time interval;
• control means for controlling feeding of a first predetermined length of said recording medium when said discriminating means discriminates that a driving time interval of said instruction is within the predetermined time interval and for controlling feeding of a second predetermined length longer than said first predetermined length of said recording medium when said discriminating means discriminates that the driving time interval of said instruction exceeds the predetermined time interval;
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• recording medium feeding means for feeding said recording medium in accordance with the control of said control means.

A typewriter device comprising:

• key input means for providing character input, said key input means including a space key;
• signal generating means for generating signals;
• counting means for counting signals generated by said signal generating means in response to sustained depression of said space key;
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• moving means for moving a print paper by a predetermined length when the count by said counting means reaches a predetermined value.