Programmable calculator including data format display control means
US4162532A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/0233
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adaptable programmable calculator is provided by employing modular read-write and read-only memory units capable of being expanded to provide the calculator with additional program and data storage functions oriented towards the environment of the user, a central processing unit, and an input-output control unit for bidirectionally transferring information between the memory or central processing units and a number of input and output units. The memory, central processor, and input-output control units are controlled by a microprocessor included in the central processing unit. The input and output units include a keyboard input unit, a magnetic card reading and recording unit, a solid state multi-character output display unit capable of displaying every alphabetic and numeric character and many other symbols individually and in a line of one or more alphameric statements, and a thermal printer unit. The keyboard input unit includes a display control key for entering a DISPLAY statement into the calculator and an execute control key for initiating execution of a line of alphameric statements entered into the calculator. The DISPLAY statement may be manually or programmably employ…
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