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Electronic instrument

US4156281A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateOct 19, 1977
Grant dateMay 22, 1979
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Expiry dateOct 19, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04G9/007
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an electronic instrument having a keyboard including numeric keys for entering numerical data into the instrument and instruction keys for entering instructions into the instrument, there is provided a memory responsive to the operation of the numeric keys to store numerical data therein, an arithmetic operating circuit responsive to the operation of the instruction keys to operate on at least the numerical data, a time counter for counting time, and a setter for setting the initial value in the time counter in accordance with the numerical data entered by operation of the numeric keys.

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