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Electronic calculator displaying a partial result obtained from a portion of a numerical expression

US3971924A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1974
Grant dateJul 27, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 30, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic calculator having a pair of parenthesis keys is capable of displaying a temporary partial result obtained from an operation performed on a portion of a numerical expression to be calculated, which portion is included within a pair of parentheses. The partial result may be continuously displayed until the next key operation is executed. A temporary result from an exponent term in an expression is also indicated visually.

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