Portable electronic language translation device
First Claim
1. Apparatus for electrically retrieving any selected one of a plurality of intelligence symbols from one of a pair of sets of intelligence symbols in accordance with a predetermined translation between the sets, comprising(a) input means for generating an electrical signal indicative of the selected intelligence symbol;
- (b) symbol storage means for storing a readable signal representative of each intelligence symbol in each said set at a separate address unique to each said intelligence symbol in each said set and for storing an address signal in association with each said readable signal in at least one said set for identifying the address of the corresponding intelligence symbol in the other set as required by the predetermined symbol translation;
(c) comparison means connected with said input means and said symbol storage means for sequentially comparing said electrical signal generated by said input means with said readable signals with which address signals are associated and for reading out the address signal associated with the readable signal which corresponds to said electrical signal generated by said input means; and
(d) symbol read out and display means connected with said symbol storage means and said comparison means for visually displaying the selected intelligence symbol and for reading out and displaying the intelligence symbol represented by the readable signal stored at the address read out by said comparison means.
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Abstract
A portable electronic language translation apparatus including a keyboard for receiving operator entered words in one language and a memory such as a programmable read only memory controlled by a microprocessor for comparing and analyzing each letter or group of letters of the keyboard entered word to determine whether the corresponding word in a second language is stored within the memory. If the corresponding word is so stored, it is displayed for viewing by the operator. The disclosed circuit permits automatic translation from one language to another without specification of the input language by the operator.
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14 Claims
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1. Apparatus for electrically retrieving any selected one of a plurality of intelligence symbols from one of a pair of sets of intelligence symbols in accordance with a predetermined translation between the sets, comprising
(a) input means for generating an electrical signal indicative of the selected intelligence symbol; -
(b) symbol storage means for storing a readable signal representative of each intelligence symbol in each said set at a separate address unique to each said intelligence symbol in each said set and for storing an address signal in association with each said readable signal in at least one said set for identifying the address of the corresponding intelligence symbol in the other set as required by the predetermined symbol translation; (c) comparison means connected with said input means and said symbol storage means for sequentially comparing said electrical signal generated by said input means with said readable signals with which address signals are associated and for reading out the address signal associated with the readable signal which corresponds to said electrical signal generated by said input means; and (d) symbol read out and display means connected with said symbol storage means and said comparison means for visually displaying the selected intelligence symbol and for reading out and displaying the intelligence symbol represented by the readable signal stored at the address read out by said comparison means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. Apparatus for electrically retrieving an intelligence symbol from one of a pair of sets of intelligence symbols in accordance with a predetermined translation between the sets, comprising:
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(a) input means for generating electrical signals indicative of the selected integlligence symbol; (b) symbol storage means for permanently storing at predetermined addresses readable signals representative of the intelligence symbols in said sets and for storing address signals in association with said readable signals in each set for identifying the address of the corresponding intelligence symbol in the other set as required by the predetermined symbol translation; (c) comparison means connected with said input means and said symbol storage means for sequentially comparing said electrical signals generated by said input means with said readable signals and for reading out said address signals associated with the readable signal which corresponds to said electrical signals generated by said input means; and (d) symbol read out and display means connected with said symbol storage means and said comparison means for visually displaying the selected intelligence symbol and for reading out and displaying the intelligence symbol represented by the readable signals stored at the address read out by said comparison means, said symbol read out and display means includes set indicating means for visually indicating the set of which each displayed intelligence symbol is a member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for electrically translating a multi-letter word selected from one language into a corresponding word in another language, comprising:
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(a) input means for generating electrical signals indicative of the letters in the selected word; (b) symbol storage means for permanently storing at predetermined addresses readable signals representative of corresponding words in both languages, said readable signals including letter signals representative of each letter in each word and for storing address signals in association with said readable signals representative of words in one language for identifying the address of the corresponding word in the other language; (c) comparison means connected with said input means and said symbol storage means for comparing said electrical signals generated by said input means with said readable signals and for reading out said address signals associated with the readable signals which correspond to said electrical signals generated by said input means; (d) symbol read out and display means connected with said symbol storage means and said comparison means for visually displaying the selected word and for reading out and displaying the word represented by the readable signals stored at the address read out by said comparison means. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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