Electronic engraving and recording system
US3950608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1974 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D2035/30
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electronic engraving and recording system comprising a television camera for picking up an image of an object and converting this image into an electrical signal, means for generating control signals on the basis of the synchronizing signal used in the television camera, memory means for storing the electrical signal under control of the control signals, means for engraving and recording the image according to the signal read out from the memory means under control of the control signals, and monitoring display means for displaying the visible image of the object in response to the application of the signal read out from the memory means. An image of an object can be simply engraved and recorded on a card within a short period of time without requiring any photographic original of the object. This invention relates to electronic engraving and recording systems, and more particularly to a system of the kind above described which can electronically engrave and record an image of an object on a sheet such as a card of suitable material which has a flat and smooth surface and is highly endurable against wear. Various attempts have heretofore been made for the identification of the t…
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