Patent · US Expired

Television set/calculator interface including exchangeable keyboard panel and program memory cartridge

US4259668A · kind A · utility

24Cited by
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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1979
Grant dateMar 31, 1981
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Expiry dateMay 14, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/0225
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A combined home-use-television set/calculator electronic system comprising a control unit for conducting arithmetic calculations and for displaying calculation results on an image screen of the home-use-television set. A keyboard unit is exchangeably connected to the control unit for increasing operation abilities of the combined home-use-television set/calculator electronic system. A read only memory cartridge is exchangeably secured to the control unit. A read only memory corresponding to a selected keyboard unit is secured to the control unit for developing operation instruction signals which are required for performing the arithmetic calculations associated with the selected keyboard unit.

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