Data processing system
First Claim
1. IN AN AUTOMATIC POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE CRAFT INCLUDING A DIGITAL COMPUTER AND A PLURALITY OF FIXED POSITION RECEIVING STATIONS EACH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RECORD AS SETS OF BINARY SIGNALS THE TIMES OF ARRIVAL OF PULSES TRANSMITTED AT SUCCESSIVE INTERVALS BY SAID CRAFT, SAID STATIONS ADAPTED TO BE VARIOUSLY ARRANGED IN GROUPS CONTAINING A PREDETERMINE NUMBER OF STATIONS, CERTAIN OF SAID STATIONS BEING IN MORE THAN ONE OF SAID GROUPS, AN INPUT SYSTEM ADAPTED TO TRANSLATE BINARY SIGNALS FROM A SELECTED GROUP OF SAID STATIONS TO SAID COMPUTER FOR POSITION DETERMINATION COMPUTATIONS DURING EACH INTERVAL, COMPRISING A STORAGE DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSABLE REGISTERS FOR STORING SETS OF BINARY SIGNALS FROM SAID RECEIVING STATIONS DURING EACH INTERVALS, ONE OF SAID REGISTERS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SAID STATION, TRANSMISSION MEANS ADAPTED TO TRANSLATE BINARY SIGNALS FROM SAID REGISTER TO SAID COMPUTER FOR PROCESSING, AND SELECTION MEANS FOR SELECTING THE REGISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH A GROUP DURING EACH INTERVAL AND ACTUATING SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS FOR TRANSLATION OF SIGNALS FROM THE REGISTERS OF THE SELECTED GROUP TO SAID COMPUTER COMPRISING MEANS, RESPONSIVE TO COMPUTER GENERATED ADDRESS SIGNALS, ADAPTED TO SELECT A PREFERRED GROUP IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SIGNAL GENERATED AS A RESULT OF A COMPUTATION PERFORMED BY SAID COMPUTER ON TIME OF ARRIVAL INFORMATION SIGNALS PREVIOUSLY TRANSLATED TO SAID COMPUTER AND ALTERNATE MEANS OPERATIVE, IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID COMPUTER GENERATED ADDRESS SIGNALS, TO SAMPLE COMBINATION OF SAID REGISTERS CORRESPONDING TO SAID STATION GROUP FOR SELECTING A GROUP CONTAINING SUITABLE SIGNALS FOR PROCESSING.
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1. IN AN AUTOMATIC POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE CRAFT INCLUDING A DIGITAL COMPUTER AND A PLURALITY OF FIXED POSITION RECEIVING STATIONS EACH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RECORD AS SETS OF BINARY SIGNALS THE TIMES OF ARRIVAL OF PULSES TRANSMITTED AT SUCCESSIVE INTERVALS BY SAID CRAFT, SAID STATIONS ADAPTED TO BE VARIOUSLY ARRANGED IN GROUPS CONTAINING A PREDETERMINE NUMBER OF STATIONS, CERTAIN OF SAID STATIONS BEING IN MORE THAN ONE OF SAID GROUPS, AN INPUT SYSTEM ADAPTED TO TRANSLATE BINARY SIGNALS FROM A SELECTED GROUP OF SAID STATIONS TO SAID COMPUTER FOR POSITION DETERMINATION COMPUTATIONS DURING EACH INTERVAL, COMPRISING A STORAGE DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSABLE REGISTERS FOR STORING SETS OF BINARY SIGNALS FROM SAID RECEIVING STATIONS DURING EACH INTERVALS, ONE OF SAID REGISTERS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SAID STATION, TRANSMISSION MEANS ADAPTED TO TRANSLATE BINARY SIGNALS FROM SAID REGISTER TO SAID COMPUTER FOR PROCESSING, AND SELECTION MEANS FOR SELECTING THE REGISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH A GROUP DURING EACH INTERVAL AND ACTUATING SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS FOR TRANSLATION OF SIGNALS FROM THE REGISTERS OF THE SELECTED GROUP TO SAID COMPUTER COMPRISING MEANS, RESPONSIVE TO COMPUTER GENERATED ADDRESS SIGNALS, ADAPTED TO SELECT A PREFERRED GROUP IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SIGNAL GENERATED AS A RESULT OF A COMPUTATION PERFORMED BY SAID COMPUTER ON TIME OF ARRIVAL INFORMATION SIGNALS PREVIOUSLY TRANSLATED TO SAID COMPUTER AND ALTERNATE MEANS OPERATIVE, IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID COMPUTER GENERATED ADDRESS SIGNALS, TO SAMPLE COMBINATION OF SAID REGISTERS CORRESPONDING TO SAID STATION GROUP FOR SELECTING A GROUP CONTAINING SUITABLE SIGNALS FOR PROCESSING.
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Current AssigneeEdward J. Raser, Walker H. Thomas
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Original AssigneeEdward J. Raser, Walker H. Thomas
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InventorsRaser, Edward J., Thomas, Walker H.
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Application NumberUS03/745,922Time in Patent Office2,583 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current701/120CPC Class CodesG06F 13/22 using successive scanning, ...
